Objective 28-3
Impairment Due to Refractive Errors (developmental)
Reduce uncorrected visual impairment due to refractive errors.
Approximately 60 percent of Americans have refractive errors or defects that could be corrected to give them sharper vision.
Data Source
Baseline: 110.7 per 1,000 persons aged 12 years and older had uncorrected visual
impairment due to refractive errors in 1999-2000 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
Target: 92.9 per 1,000 persons.
Target Setting Method: Better than the best.
Data source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Operational definition: Help researchers from national, State, and local government agencies as well as those from private organizations to develop comparable measurements for each of the objectives.
Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Tracking Healthy People 2010. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, November 2000.
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Uncorrected visual impairment due to refractive errors
(age adjusted per 1,000 standard population, aged 12 years and over)
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Rate Per 1000 |
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110.7 |
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Race and ethnicity |
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American Indian or Alaska Native only |
DSU |
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Asian or Pacific Islander only |
DSU |
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Asian only |
DSU |
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only |
DSU |
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Black or African American only |
DNA |
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White only |
DNA |
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2 or more races |
DNA |
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American Indian or Alaska Native; White |
DNA |
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Black or African American; White |
DNA |
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Hispanic or Latino |
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Mexican American |
175.0 |
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Not Hispanic or Latino |
DNA |
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Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino |
147.8 |
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White only, not Hispanic or Latino |
93.0 |
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Gender |
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Female |
123.1 |
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Male |
97.6 |
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Family income level |
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Poor |
169.0 |
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Near poor |
132.4 |
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Middle/high income |
85.0 |
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Diabetes Status |
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Persons with diabetes(within the past year) |
144.2 |
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Persons without diabetes(within the past year) |
110.5 |
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Age Groups |
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Persons aged 12 to 19 years |
155.9 |
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Persons aged 20 to 39 years |
96.6 |
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Persons aged 40 to 59 years |
84.3 |
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Persons aged 60 years and older |
145.7 |
Legend:
DNA = Data have not been analyzed.
DNC = Data for specific population are not collected.
DSU = Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality,
or confidentiality.
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Organizational Resources
If your organization has materials and/or programs to support this objective, contact Linda Huss lmh@nei.nih.gov.
American Optometric Association
1505 Prince Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: (703) 739-9200
Toll Free: 1-800-365-2219 X 4284
http://www.aoa.org/
Contact: John C. Whitener, OD, MPH, JCWhitener-OD@aoa.org
The American Optometric Association (AOA) seeks to advance the availability and accessibility of quality eye, vision, and related health care; to represent the profession of optometry; to enhance and promote the independent and ethical decision-making of its members; and to assist doctors of optometry in practicing successfully in accordance with the highest standards of patient care. The Association supports year-round programming to educate Americans about their vision and eye health and encourages people to take steps to preserve and protect their vision. AOA represents over 33,000 doctors of optometry trained in the diagnosis and treatment of eye disease and vision disorders, including the prescribing of eyeglasses.
Resources
- Answers to Your Questions About Common Vision Conditions
- Sample patient education brochures about are available at no cost by calling 1-888-396-EYES (3937) or see the AOA home page for more information at http://www.aoanet.org.
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InFOCUS
David W. Dunaway
19728 Saums Road, PMB #136
Houston, TX 77084
Tel: (281) 398-7525
Fax: (281) 398-7428
http://www.infocusonline.org
infocus@infocusonline.org
InFOCUS (Interprofessional Fostering of Ophthalmic Care for Underserved Sectors), is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide primary eye care services to all populations, starting with those most in need and hardest to serve. InFOCUS creates permanent, year-round access to primary eye care by training program partners to establish community based "vision stations" in low-income communities. Each vision station offers assessment, eye health education, referral to eye doctors for reduced fee exams, and on-site dispensaries offering low-cost prescription eyeglasses.
Online Resources
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The Vision Station Project offers low-cost, quality eyeglasses to individuals who could otherwise not afford them. InFOCUS also trains and equips clinicians and volunteers to offer eye care on short term mission trips.
Fact Sheets & Sample Materials
For relevant publications, visit http://www.infocusonline.org/news.htm
- Introduction to Primary Eye Care and Focometry (training and reference manual; Vision Station Start-up Kit); Eye Health for Everyone (flipchart format for) "chalk talks" to community health workers, available in English and Spanish; I Can See (eye health book for parents and children to read together.)
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Lions Clubs International
300 W 22nd Street
Oak Brook, IL 60523-8842
Tel: (630) 571-5466
Fax: (630) 571-1692
http://www.lionsclubs.org
Contact: Deborah O'Malley, domalley@lionsclubs.org
Lions Clubs International has over 14,000 clubs in the United States (44,000 clubs worldwide) which provide community service and promote better international relations. As each community's needs and resources are unique, Lions club programs may vary across the nation; however, the major health programs Lions have established are sight conservation and work with the blind, diabetes awareness, and hearing and speech action and work with the deaf. Lions may sponsor vision screenings. On an individual basis, Lions may provide assistance so that a person in need may obtain eyeglasses. Contact the international headquarters office for information regarding clubs within your area.
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Unite For Sight
31 Brookwood Drive
Newtown, CT 06470
(203) 426-4870
http://www.uniteforsight.org
Contact: Jennifer Staple, Founder, President & CEO, JStaple@uniteforsight.org
Unite For Sight is a 501©3 nonprofit organization that tackles eye and health care issues. With fifty chapters established at universities and medical schools, Unite For Sight has an international network of 1,000 students and professionals who work to build healthier communities through disease prevention, eye health promotion, and health education. Each chapter works with local community infrastructures to improve access to health programs, and our primary objective is to prevent blindness. Unite for Sight's programs include:
- Free preliminary vision screenings for children and adults in soup kitchens, homeless shelters, schools and libraries
- Enrollment in insurance and free health coverage programs (Children's Health Insurance Program, Academy of Ophthalmology's National Eye Care Projects, Academy of Optometry's VisionUSA, Sight For Students, Medicare, Medicaid, VA Insurance)
- General health education programs to reduce health disparities, including HIV/AIDS and immunizations
- Vision education programs: Presentations teach students and adults about eye anatomy and eye disease by examining the history of ophthalmology through unique perspectives such as the comparison of ancient and modern ophthalmologic procedures, art history seminars regarding eye disease in eminent artists, and the social history of eyeglasses
- Internationally, Unite For Sight designs and implements eye camps and eye health education programs in developing countries, including India, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, and Benin
- Website Free Health Coverage Program Portal for the medically underserved
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