Vision ImpairmentsPreface -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Figures And Tables -- Introduction -- Definition And Measurement Issues -- Definitions And Causes Of Vision Impairment -- Measurement Of Vision Impairment -- Reliability Of Testing -- Justification For Selecting Vision -- Impairment For Health Insurance Study Analyses -- Prevalence Of Vision Impairment -- Morbidity And Mortality -- Effects Of Medical Care -- Health Insurance Study Methods -- Prevalence Of Vision Impairment -- Disease Impact -- Possible Effects Of Generous Health Insurance -- Health Insurance Study Enrollment Results -- Introduction -- Prevalence Of Vision Impairment According To The Medical History Questionnaire -- Prevalence Of Vision Impairment According To Screening Examination Findings -- Use Of Medical Care And Corrective Lenses For Impaired Vision -- Disease Impact -- Reliability Of Acuity Measurements -- Validity Of Medical History Questionnaire -- Potential Effects Of Health Insurance On Functional Vision Impairment -- Prevalence Of Impaired Vision According To The His Insurance Plans -- Quality-Of-Care Criteria For Vision Impairment -- Appendix -- A. Glaucoma -- B. Eyesight And Glaucoma Batteries From The Medical History Questionnaire -- C. Distribution Of Responses To Disease Impact Questions -- D. Quality-Of-Care Criteria For Vision Problems -- References. |
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JUSTIFICATION FOR SELECTING VISION | 9 |
Disease Impact | 16 |
Use of Medical Care and Corrective Lenses | 43 |
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activity restriction adults Age and Sex Age Group better eye better than 20/40 chart coinsurance contact lenses data were missing Dayton diagnosed DISEASE IMPACT QUESTIONS DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSES enrollment eye chart Eye drops eye impaired eye is Equal eyesight problems fee-for-service plans functional near-vision impairment FUNCTIONAL VISION IMPAIRMENT Functional Vision Status glasses or contact GLAUCOMA INCREASED PRESSURE Health Insurance Study health status hyperopia impaired vision Impairment Status intraocular pressure measure Medical History Questionnaire miotics myopia Natural Near-Vision Impairment natural vision impairment NCHS NUMBER AND PERCENT Number of Persons Number Percent Number ocular hypertension optotype past 3 months Percent Number Percent PERCENT OF PERSONS pinhole test population prescribed lenses prevalence of impairment prevalence of vision PREVALENCE RATE recognize a friend refractive errors RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS screening examination Snellen strabismus Table tonometer tonometry vision deficit vision problems vision test visual acuity visual impairment wear corrective lenses wear glasses wear lenses