Journal article
Prevalence of vitreous floaters in a community sample of smartphone users
International journal of ophthalmology, Vol.6(3), pp.402-405
06/18/2013
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2013.03.27
PMCID: PMC3693028
PMID: 23826541
Abstract
AIM: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for vitreous floaters in the general population.
METHODS: An electronic survey was administered through a, smartphone app asking various demographic and health questions, including whether users experience floaters in their field of vision. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine risk factors.
RESULTS: A total of 603 individuals completed the survey, with 76% reporting that they see floaters, and 33% reporting that floaters caused noticeable impairment in vision. Myopes were 3.5 times more likely (P=0.0004), and hyperopes 4.4 times more likely (P=0.0069) to report moderate to severe floaters compared to those with normal vision. Floater prevalence was not significantly affected by respondent age, race, gender, and eye color.
CONCLUSION: Vitreous floaters were found to be a very common phenomenon in this non -clinical general population sample, and more likely to be impairing in myopes and hyperopes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Prevalence of vitreous floaters in a community sample of smartphone users
- Creators
- Blake F. Webb - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterJadon R. Webb - Yale UniversityMary C. Schroeder - University of IowaCarol S. North - Southwestern Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of ophthalmology, Vol.6(3), pp.402-405
- Publisher
- Ijo Press
- DOI
- 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2013.03.27
- PMID
- 23826541
- PMCID
- PMC3693028
- ISSN
- 2222-3959
- eISSN
- 2227-4898
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/18/2013
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacy Practice and Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984366013902771
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