Visual impairment and quality of life in the older European population, the EUREYE study.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) in populations 65 year or older from six European countries and describe the association with vision-related quality of life. VI was defined according to WHO as best corrected visual acuity <6/18/log MAR >0,48 (World Health Organization (1992): International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revised ed. Vol 1.

Prevalence of age-related maculopathy in older Europeans: the European Eye Study (EUREYE).

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of age-related maculopathy in an older population from 7 European countries.

Methods: Randomly sampled people 65 years and older were invited to an eye examination in centers across 7 European countries (Norway, Estonia, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Greece, and Spain). Fundus images of each eye were graded at a single reading center.