TY - JOUR
T1 - Adult vision screenings in omaha, nebraska
AU - Wetzel, Chad
AU - Madden, Scott
AU - Rai, Sushma
AU - Ikhena, John
AU - Lyden, Elizabeth
AU - Byrnes, Kathryn
AU - Lander, Lina
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between risk factors and failing vision screening tests to better identify populations at high risk for age-related eye diseases and vision impairments. METHODS: A retrospective review of 839 vision screening forms from an ongoing vision screening program in Omaha, Nebraska, was conducted. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used. RESULTS: Sex, age, ethnicity, and persistent pain were independently associated with failing the visual field test in multivariate analysis. Persistent pain and glaucoma diagnosis were independently associated with failing the visual acuity test. CONCLUSIONS: Female sex, age older than 65, African American or Hispanic ethnicity, glaucoma diagnosis, and persistent eye pain were significant risk factors for failing a vision screening test. Vision screenings should focus on targeting populations that exhibit these risk factors.
AB - PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between risk factors and failing vision screening tests to better identify populations at high risk for age-related eye diseases and vision impairments. METHODS: A retrospective review of 839 vision screening forms from an ongoing vision screening program in Omaha, Nebraska, was conducted. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used. RESULTS: Sex, age, ethnicity, and persistent pain were independently associated with failing the visual field test in multivariate analysis. Persistent pain and glaucoma diagnosis were independently associated with failing the visual acuity test. CONCLUSIONS: Female sex, age older than 65, African American or Hispanic ethnicity, glaucoma diagnosis, and persistent eye pain were significant risk factors for failing a vision screening test. Vision screenings should focus on targeting populations that exhibit these risk factors.
KW - age-related eye disease
KW - high-risk population
KW - screening
KW - vision
KW - visual impairment
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U2 - 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31829b9d99
DO - 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31829b9d99
M3 - Article
C2 - 23892490
AN - SCOPUS:84883739962
SN - 1040-5488
VL - 90
SP - 1004
EP - 1011
JO - Optometry and Vision Science
JF - Optometry and Vision Science
IS - 9
ER -