Publications by authors named "Marcia H Mitsuhiro"
Aims: To determine prevalence of pterygium, its role as main cause of unilateral and bilateral visual impairment and blindness and its impact on refractive errors from adults living in a high ultraviolet exposure area in the Brazilian Amazon Region.
Methods: Cluster sampling was used in randomly selecting subjects ≥45 years of age from urban and rural areas of Parintins city. Eligible subjects were enumerated through a door-to-door household survey and invited for an eye exam including refraction.
: To determine the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in adults aged 45 years and older from Parintins, Brazilian Amazon Region. : A random cluster sampling method was used to identify subjects 45 years of age and older from urban and rural census sectors of Parintins city, Amazonas State, from March 2014 to May 2015. Participants underwent a detailed ocular examination, including presenting (PVA) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate the prevalence and causes of near vision impairment (NVI) in a population of older adults from the Brazilian Amazon Region.
Design: Population-based cross-sectional study.
Methods: Cluster sampling was used in randomly selecting subjects 45 years of age and older from urban and rural areas of Parintins city, Brazil.
Purpose: To determine uptake, barriers and outcomes in the follow-up of patients referred for free-of-charge, expedited cataract surgery in the Sao Paulo Eye Study (SPES).
Methods: SPES was a population-based study of urban, low-middle income residents aged ≥50 years. Presenting visual acuity (PVA), best-corrected visual acuity, refraction, and slit-lamp examination were performed in 3677 participants.