Prevalence and Patient-Centered, Health-Related, and Economic Impact of Under-Corrected Refractive Error in Community-Based Older Singaporean Adults: A Population-Based Study
One in 12 older Singaporeans had UCRE. Given the substantial adverse patient-centered and health-related impact and economic burden associated with UCRE, targeted vision screening, treatment for visual impairment, and public health education on the importance of regular eye examinations and wearing appropriate glasses are recommended to mitigate these challenges and reduce associated costs.
Authors
- Sahil Thakur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7948-6992)
- Alex A. Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8671-5167)
- Joanne M. Wood
- Johnny Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7366-3794)
- Ecosse Luc Lamoureux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8674-5705)
- Ryan Eyn Kidd Man (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5028-605X)
- Amudha Aravindhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-5592)
- Tai Anh Vu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2052-072X)
- Eva Fenwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0417-2048)
- Preeti Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8285-0783)
Institutions
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Singapore National Eye Center (SG)
- Singapore Eye Research Institute (SG)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- ORCID (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.66.6.3
- Primary Topic
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Medical Research Council