Increased Burden of Vision Impairment and Eye Diseases in Persons with Chronic Kidney Disease — A Population-Based Study

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been shown to be associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), leading causes of blindness in elderly adults in previous studies. However, the association of CKD with visual impairment (VI) is not clear. We aimed to...

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Main Authors: Chee Wai Wong, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, Ching-Yu Cheng, Gemmy Chui Ming Cheung, E. Shyong Tai, Tien Y. Wong, Charumathi Sabanayagam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:EBioMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396416300196