Burden and predictors of undetected eye disease in Mexican-Americans: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study.

Background: Latinos have one of the highest rates of visual impairment associated with eye disease in the United States. Although little is known about the prevalence and risk of undetected eye disease (UED) in this population, it is known that Latinos encounter disproportionate barriers in accessing health care, which may influence the burden of UED.

Objective: To estimate the burden and to evaluate factors associated with UED among Latinos, a majority of whom were Mexican-American.

Stereoacuity testability in African-American and Hispanic pre-school children.

Purpose: To determine testability using the Randot Pre-school Stereoacuity Test in black and Hispanic children 30 to 72 months of age.

Methods: A population-based cohort of children 30 to 72 months of age was administered the Randot Pre-school Stereoacuity Test, with presenting refractive correction, and before cover testing, visual acuity testing, or refraction. Children who could not point to specified two-dimensional demonstration pictures, and children who would not try to name or match random dot figures to the corresponding two-dimensional pictures, were classified as unable to perform the test.

Testability of the Retinomax autorefractor and IOLMaster in preschool children: the Multi-ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study.

Purpose: To determine the testability of Retinomax and IOLMaster ocular biometry in preschool children.

Design: Population-based study of inner city preschool children in Los Angeles County.

Participants: Two thousand five hundred forty-five Hispanic and 2178 African American children 6 to 72 months old.

The multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease study: design and methods.

Purpose: To summarize the study design of the Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study (MEPEDS).

Methods: The objectives of the MEPEDS are to: (1) estimate age- and ethnicity-specific prevalence of strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error; (2) evaluate the association of selected risk factors with these ocular disorders; and (3) evaluate the association of ocular conditions on limitations in health-related functional status in a population-based sample of 12,000 children aged 6-72 months from four ethnic groups--African-American, Asian-American, Hispanics/Latinos and non-Hispanic White. Each eligible child undergoes an eye examination, which includes an interview with his/her parent.

Prevalence of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension in Latinos: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study.

Objective: To estimate age- and gender-specific prevalences of ocular hypertension and open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in adult Latinos.

Design: Population-based, cross-sectional study.

Participants: Six thousand three hundred fifty-seven Latinos 40 years and older from 6 census tracts in Los Angeles, California.