Livingston P M, Carson C A, Stanislavsky Y L, Lee S E, Guest C S, Taylor H R
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 1994 Dec;1(3):139-48. doi: 10.3109/09286589409047222.
The methodology of the Melbourne Visual Impairment Project, a major population-based survey of eye disease on 3,500 randomly selected individuals aged 40 years of age and over in the Melbourne metropolitan region, is presented. The aims of the study are to determine the distribution and determinants of eye disease in an urban population; the impact of eye disease on visual function and the activities of daily living; and the accessibility of eye health care services in the community. All procedures are conducted according to a standardised protocol to allow for comparison with other population-based studies, both in Australia and overseas. Information collected from this study will be employed in the development of recommendations related to eye health care service delivery and establishment of priorities for future public education programmes and health research.
本文介绍了墨尔本视觉障碍项目的方法，该项目是对墨尔本大都市区3500名随机抽取的40岁及以上个体进行的一项基于人群的主要眼病调查。该研究的目的是确定城市人群中眼病的分布和决定因素；眼病对视觉功能和日常生活活动的影响；以及社区中眼部保健服务的可及性。所有程序均按照标准化方案进行，以便与澳大利亚和海外的其他基于人群的研究进行比较。本研究收集的信息将用于制定与眼部保健服务提供相关的建议，并确定未来公共教育项目和健康研究的优先事项。
