Abstract
One hundred and ninety‐nine elderly inhabitants of a fishing village in Hong Kong were screened for vision and ocular abnormalities. About three‐quarters of the sample had a binocular visual acuity of 6/18 or worse and for a quarter of these, the binocular acuity was 6/60 or worse. Less than half of those screened could see local Chinese newsprint well enough to read. Cataract and pterygium were the commonest ocular anomalies found.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 195-197 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical and Experimental Optometry |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1988 |
Keywords
- intraocular pressure.
- Keywords:
- orientals
- rural populations
- Screening
- visual acuity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Optometry