TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Nonmetro residence and impaired vision among elderly Americans
JO  - Journal of rural health
A1  - Johnson, Nan E.
SP  - 142
EP  - 150
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
N2  - PURPOSE: Nonmetro and metro elderly people are contrasted in their risk of having (relative to lacking) an impairment in distance vision and in near vision. METHODS: Using the 1995-1996 panel (Wave 2) of the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) Survey, the prevalence of 5 eye-threatening conditions (cardiovascular disease, cataract, diabetes, glaucoma, and hypertension), a variety of medical treatments for these conditions, the number of talks/visits with doctors in the 2 years before Wave 2, and several relevant demographic characteristics of the 6,817 respondents were controlled. FINDINGS: Nonmetro and metro elders have the same risk of impairment in distance vision. After controlling for other factors, nonmetro elders have a higher risk than their metro peers of an uncorrected impairment in near vision (probably presbyopia). CONCLUSIONS: Nonmetro elders may confront more impediments to updating their corrective lenses for presbyopia. Implications for public health policy are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-765X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -