Open AccessRacial Differences in the Cause-Specific Prevalence of Blindness in East Baltimore
Author(s) -
Alfred Sommer,
James M. Tielsch,
Joanne Katz,
Harry A. Quigley,
John D. Gottsch,
Jonathan C. Javitt,
James F. Martone,
Richard M. Royall,
Kathe A. Witt,
Sandi Ezrine
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejm199111143252004
Subject(s) - medicine , macular degeneration , glaucoma , confidence interval , blindness , demography , refractive error , eye disease , ophthalmology , optometry , sociology
Bilateral blindness unrelated to simple refractive error is twice as prevalent among blacks as among whites, although the difference narrows among the elderly. The reasons for this race- and age-related pattern are uncertain.
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