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Epidemiologic studies of vision usually describe the frequency of impaired vision in noninstitutionalized populations. Few such studies have surveyed vision in residents of long-term care facilities. Because Tielsch et al., the authors of a report in this issue of the Journal,¹ surveyed visual acuity in the general adult population² and in nursing home residents¹ in the same communities, they were able to compare the two populations. This comparison is telling because of the markedly higher frequency of impaired vision among people in nursing homes. Whether the impaired vision hastened nursing home admission (and prolonged the stay) or is merely a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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• Karlawish, J., Schainholz, D. C., Tielsch, J. M., Katz, J., Sommer, A., Klein, B. E.K., Klein, R. (1995). Blindness among Nursing Home Residents. NEJM 333: 879-880 [Full Text]