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Vision and visual acuity in an elderly population
Author(s) -
Lavery J.R.,
Gibson J.M.,
Shaw D.E.,
Rosenthal A.R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1988.tb01174.x
Subject(s) - visual acuity , optometry , binocular vision , normal vision , low vision , medicine , vision test , population , ophthalmology , computer vision , computer science , environmental health
The data for this paper were collected during a two‐year study of the elderly in the market town of Melton Mowbray. The data show that typically, persons aged 75 years and older have poor uncorrected vision (6/36 Snellen acuity), but good corrected acuity, 73.8 per cent gaining 6/12 binocular Snellen acuity or better. Over 88 per cent were able to read N8 typesize or better, under test conditions. Those with low uncorrected vision were the most likely to possess spectacles.