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Background: Visual problems in the elderly share a major porti on of the disability in the elderly. Visual impairment in the elderly can inter fere with daily activities tremendously leading to dependence in many things. It can also l ead to accidents and falls. Hence a study was carried out in an urban slum community at Mumbai to assess the various visual problems in the elderly, its causes and the prevalence. Methodology : Community based cross-sectional study of the elderly persons residing in an urban s lum of Mumbai. Results: 65.54% (426) people had visual disability. Of 426 people with vi sual impairment 405(95.07%) people had low vision and 21 (4.93%) were blind. It was observ ed that errors of refraction (63.85%) and cataract (18.31%) were the most common cause of visual impairment. Conclusion: Visual impairment and disability is a major problem of the elderly. Errors of refraction and Cataract are the major causes for this disability which can be treated, thus preventing visual handicap and dependency.

Assessment of visual problems in elderly in an urban slum community of Mumbai