Unrecognised and unregistered visual impairment.

Robinson, Rosemary; Deutsch, John C.; Jones, Heather; Youngson-Reilly, S; Hamlin, David; Dhurjon, L; Fielder, Alistair R.

doi:10.1136/bjo.78.10.736

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“…Analyses of people eligible for blind and partial sight registration from attendees at ophthalmology departments in three centres in the UK have estimated that up to 50% of individuals eligible for blind or partial sight registration are not registered. 32,40,41 These studies were consistent in their findings that people eligible for partial sight registration were less likely to be registered than people eligible for blind registration. People with visual field loss alone were less likely to be registered than people with impaired central visual acuity, and people undergoing long-term treatment and follow-up were less likely to be registered or have registration delayed compared with people with a condition that was untreatable and not under long-term follow-up, for example age-related macular degeneration.…”

Section: Burden Of Disease In the Uksupporting

confidence: 67%

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation

Burr¹,

Mowatt²,

Hernández³

et al. 2007

Health Technol Assess

330

380

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Section: Burden Of Disease In the Uksupporting

confidence: 67%

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation

Burr¹,

Mowatt²,

Hernández³

et al. 2007

Health Technol Assess

330

380

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“…There has been much criticism regarding the validity and coverage of the data collected during BD8 certification. [10][11][12][13][14][15] It is almost certainly true that many people who are eligible for certification are not certified and that many people who are certified may not always satisfy the criteria for certification. It is important to note, however, that measures of vision are subject to considerable variability and there is often a very necessary delay between the onset of certifiable visual loss and the offer of certification.…”

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confidence: 99%

Causes of blind certifications in England and Wales: April 1999–March 2000

Bunce

Wormald

2007

Eye

140

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“…Certification is voluntary and the limitations of using visual impairment certification data to provide incident data have been noted before. [11][12][13] Despite these limitations, certifications can be used as a marker of disease in a population and may also be used to evaluate the impact of a new intervention or treatment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Visual impairment certification secondary to ARMD in Leeds, 2005–2010: is the incidence falling?

Rostron

McKibbin

2012

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Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate trends in visual impairment certification due to age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) in the Leeds metropolitan area between 2005 and 2010. Methods In this retrospective study, the primary causes of visual impairment certification in the Leeds metropolitan area between 2005 and 2010 were reviewed. ARMD was considered to be the cause of certification when recorded as the primary factor contributing to visual impairment in one or both eyes. The incidence of visual impairment certification due to ARMD was calculated using population estimates from the Office of National Statistics. Results ARMD was the primary cause of visual impairment certification in all study years, accounting for 58.7 and 50.8% of certifications in 2005 and 2010, respectively. For the same period, the incidence of certification due to ARMD fell from 364 to 248 per million population per year. This was largely the result of a fall in the incidence of visual impairment certification due to neovascular ARMD from 225 to 137 per million population per year, beginning in 2008 after the introduction of a local commissioning policy on the use of intra-vitreal ranibizumab. Conclusion The incidence of visual impairment certification due to ARMD in the Leeds metropolitan area appears to be falling. This is largely the result of a decrease in certification secondary to neovascular ARMD. This represents a change in the previously described trend for ARMD visual impairment certification.

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Unrecognised and unregistered visual impairment.

Cited by 76 publications

References 8 publications

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation

Causes of blind certifications in England and Wales: April 1999–March 2000

Visual impairment certification secondary to ARMD in Leeds, 2005–2010: is the incidence falling?

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