Prevalence of visual impairment and its causes in adults aged 50 years and older: Estimates from the National Eye Surveys in Malaysia
Background Population surveys are necessary to measure a community’s eye care needs. We conducted simultaneous surveys in two regions in Malaysia in 2023 to estimate the prevalence of blindness and/or visual impairment (VI), identify its main causes, and compare the results with the survey in 2014....
Published in: | PLoS ONE |
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Main Author: | Salowi M.A.; Naing N.N.; Mustafa N.; Nawang W.R.W.; Sharudin S.N.; Ngah N.F. |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2024
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85207340479&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0299768&partnerID=40&md5=28b1eafa911034421db4b340629150ea |
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