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THE IMPORTANCE OF OPHTHALMIC DISEASES IN THE ECONOMY AND NATIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Author(s) -
MIKKONEN PENTTI
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1983.tb04345.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , optometry , medicine , eye care , visual acuity , family medicine , ophthalmology , pediatrics , physics , optics
The incidence of eye diseases in Finland and the use of glasses has not been much investigated. During 1979‐80 an inquiry was made in which a questionaire was sent by mail to 12 000 people. 1500 volunteers from Estern, Western and Southern Finland were invited to a clinical eye examination. The incidence of eye diseases was low. A little over 2% of the respondents needed continuous ophthalmic treatment. The mean visual acuity was normal in 80% with glasses. About half of the patients examined wore glasses, slightly more females than males.