Prevalence of visual impairment and its causes in adults aged 50 years and older: Estimates from the National Eye Surveys in Malaysia
The prevalence of blindness and severe VI were lower than in the previous survey. It could have been attributed to a community cataract program implemented soon after the survey in 2014. However, more efforts are needed to address the high percentage of avoidable blindness within both regions.
Authors
- Siti Nurhuda Sharudin
- Mohamad Aziz Salowi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8152-1198)
- Nor Fariza Ngah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4760-2271)
- Nyi Nyi Naing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8308-5625)
- Wan Radziah Wan Nawang
- Norasyikin Mustafa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8863-3934)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (MY)
- Institute of Clinical Research (GB)
- Hospital Selayang (MY)
- Sultan Zainal Abidin University (MY)
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299768
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.93
Funders
- Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia