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The Association between Frailty and Uncorrected Refractive Error in Older Adults.
Ophthalmic epidemiology - 1 Jun 2020
Lee Moon Jeong, Varadaraj Varshini, Tian Jing, Bandeen-Roche Karen, Swenor Bonnielin K
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is the leading cause of impaired vision in older adults and has been associated with adverse health outcomes. Here, we investigate the association between URE and frailty in older adults.Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) participants ≥60 years (1999-2006 cycles). URE was defined as visual acuity...
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