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TABLE 1-1 Rates of Visual Impairment (VI) and Blindness in Population-Based Studies
| Authors | Population | Age Range | Definitions | Data |
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| Beaver Dam | White (one city in Wisconsin) | 43+ | VI (*):≤20/40 Blind: ≤20/200 |
VI: 5.2% Blind:0.5% |
| Baltimore: | White (inner city) | 40+ | VI: <20/40 | (white):2.2% (black): 3.9% |
| Black (inner city) | Blind: ≤20/200 | (white): 0.76% (black): 1.75% |
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| Blue Mountain | White (Australian city) | 49+ | VI: <20/40 Blind: ≤20/200 |
4% 0.7% |
| Rotterdam | White (one district in city, Holland) | 55+ | VI: <20/40 Blind: ≤20/200 |
3.8% 0.75% |
| VER | Hispanic (2 cities, Arizona) | 40+ | VI: <20/40 Blind: ≤20/200 |
1.9% 0.3% |
| Salisbury Eye Evaluation | White (city in Maryland) | 65+ | VI: <20/40 | (white):2.7% (black): 5.3% |
| Black (city in Maryland) | Blind: ≤20/200 | (white): 0.5% (black): 1.7% |
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