Publications by authors named "Takatoshi Tano"
Purpose: To determine normal corneal eccentricity in a rural Japanese population and to examine factors associated with eccentricity value.
Methods: This used data from the Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study (LOHAS) project between 2009 and 2012. Residents of Minamiaizu and Tadami in Fukushima, Japan, who were aged 40 years or over, were invited for a comprehensive eye examination.
Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with uncorrected presbyopia among rural community dwellers in Japan.
Study Design: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011 among community dwellers aged 40-74 years who received specific health checkups in Minamiaizu and Tadami, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Methods: Uncorrected presbyopia was considered as when the distance-corrected visual acuity in the better eye was ≥0.
Purpose: To describe the relationship between retinal vascular calibre and cardiovascular risk factors in a Japanese population.
Methods: The Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study is a population-based, cross-sectional survey that included 2346 persons (56.1% of the eligible population) aged 40 to 74 years old.
Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for pterygium in a population aged 40-74 years in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Methods: Of 4185 citizens of the towns of Minamiaizu-machi and Tadami-machi, 2312 (55.2%) gave consent to an ocular examination during a health examination.
Purpose: To investigate the impact of cataract surgery and blood pressure changes induced by one week of sodium restriction on retinal vascular diameter.
Methods: Fundus photographs of 200 patients were obtained before and one week after cataract surgery. For one week after admission, 100 patients received sodium restriction and 100 patients (ie, the control group) did not receive sodium restriction.