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Voices for Vision
We need your voice to help make eye health and safety a state and national priority! Have you benefitted from one of our programs? Are you interested in sharing your story with your local leaders?
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Prevent Blindness Northern California is collecting stories about how eye health programs benefit you and your family. These personal stories are invaluable in showing local leaders how this issue impacts real people. Share your story and help ensure our future health care system reflects the needs of our communities.
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Recent Reports
U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Developing Vision Loss and Certain Eye Conditions
May 2010
New research suggests Latinos have higher rates of eye disease in the United States than do other populations. The findings, recently announced by the U.S. National Eye Institute, show Latinos' rates of visual impairment and blindness are higher than any other ethnic group in the nation. Latinos have higher rates of developing visual impairment, blindness, diabetic eye disease, and cataracts than non-Hispanic whites, researchers found. These are the first estimates of visual impairment and eye disease development in Latinos, the largest and fastest growing minority population in the United States. The research was part of the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study (LALES), which was supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Study results were published in four papers in the May issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
Eye-Care Utilization Among Women Aged >40 Years with Eye Disease
May 2010
Women have been found to have a higher prevalence of vision loss than men. To assess the use of professional eye care among women aged ≥40 years, CDC analyzed data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for 19 U.S. states for the period 2006--2008. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that 21% of women with self-reported DR, 12% of women with self-reported glaucoma, and 8% of women with self-reported ARMD did not visit an eye-care provider in the recommended follow-up period.
Prevent Blindness Northern California is affiliated with Prevent Blindness America, a national organization that has worked for 100 years to achieve health and safety for all Americans. These efforts include furthering legislation that promotes our joint mission.
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