Atrial fibrillation and flutter and ocular diseases. The Ural eye and medical study and the Ural very old study.

Purpose: To assess associations between atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AF) and ocular parameters and diseases.

Methods: The population-based Ural Eye and Medical Study (UEMS) and the Ural Very Old Study (UVOS) included 4894 individuals (age: 40+ years) and 835 individuals (age: 85+ years), respectively.

Results: In the UEMS, AF prevalence (80/4894; 1.

Intraocular pressure and its determinants in a very old population. The ural very old study.

Purpose: To explore intraocular pressure (IOP) and its associated parameters in an aged population.

Methods: The epidemiologic Ural Very Old Study (UVOS) conducted in Bashkortostan/Russia included 1526 participants with an age of ≥85 years. Besides a whole series of ocular and systemic examinations, IOP was determined applying non-contact tonometry.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Russian Population. The Ural Eye and Medical Study.

Aim: To assess prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a Russian population.

Methods: Out of 7328 eligible individuals, the population-based cross-sectional Ural Eye and Medical Study included 5899 (80.5%) individuals aged 40+ years, who underwent a detailed medical and ophthalmological examination.

Prevalence and associated factors of glaucoma in the Russian Ural Eye and Medical Study.

To assess the prevalence and associated factors of glaucoma in a Russian population. The population-based Ural Eye and Medical Study included 5899 (mean age 59.0 ± 10.

Prevalence and associated factors of cataract and cataract-related blindness in the Russian Ural Eye and Medical Study.

To assess the prevalence of cataract and cataract surgery in a population from Russia, we conducted the population-based Ural Eye and Medical Study with 5899 participants (80.5% out of 7328 eligible individuals), with an age of 40 + years as the eligibility criterion. In the phakic population, the prevalence of nuclear, cortical, subcapsular cataract and any cataract was 38.

Chronic kidney disease in Russia: the Ural eye and medical study.

Background: To examine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its associations in a Russian population.

Methods: Out of 7328 eligible individuals, the population-based cross-sectional Ural Eye and Medical Study included 5899 (80.5%) individuals aged 40+ years and undergoing a detailed medical examination.

Prevalence of Myopic Maculopathy Among Adults in a Russian Population.

Importance: Although myopic maculopathy has become a major cause of vision impairment worldwide, few data from Russia and Central Asia on the prevalence of myopic maculopathy have been available.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of myopic maculopathy and its associations with ocular and systemic parameters in a population in Russia.

Design, Setting, And Participants: The Ural Eye and Medical Study, a population-based case-control study, was conducted in rural and urban areas in Bashkortostan, Russia, from October 26, 2015, to July 4, 2017.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pseudoexfoliation in a Russian Population: The Ural Eye and Medical Study.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation (PEX) and its associations in a Russian population.

Design: Population-based cross-sectional study.

Methods: Setting: Ufa capital of Bashkortostan, Russia and a rural region in Bashkortostan.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in a Russian Population: The Ural Eye and Medical Study.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a Russian population.

Design: Population-based prevalence assessment.

Methods: The Ural Eye and Medical Study was conducted in a rural and urban area in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan.