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Rank #31Cross-sectional analyticOA (CC BY)

Uncorrected refractive error burden in homes for aged

Ophthalmic Physiol Opt • 2020

Marmamula S, et al.

Open source

Quick takeaway

Cross-sectional analytic evidence in Hyderabad residential care elders focused on vision screening and spectacle provision and tracked ure prevalence and risk factors. Highly actionable because a pair-of-glasses intervention is low-cost and directly relevant to fall and quality-of-life prevention.

Why this matters

Highly actionable because a pair-of-glasses intervention is low-cost and directly relevant to fall and quality-of-life prevention.

Key caution

The design can identify patterns and targets, but not prove that the observed association is causal.

Uncorrected refractive error burden in homes for aged