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ArticlePloS one2024

The Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey (AEEHS): Study protocol for a population-based cross-sectional study.

Richard Kha, Oonagh Macken, Paul Mitchell, Gerald Liew, Lisa Keay, Colina Waddell, Eleanor Yang, Vu Do, Tim Fricke, John Newall and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Richard KhaCentre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2613-7980
Oonagh MackenMacquarie University Hearing, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, The Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0009-0000-2491-0330
Paul MitchellCentre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Gerald LiewCentre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Lisa KeaySchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Colina WaddellBrien Holden Foundation, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Eleanor YangSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0009-0001-1231-2859
Vu DoCentre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Tim FrickeSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
John NewallSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Bamini GopinathSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionVision and hearing impairments are highly prevalent and have a significant impact on physical, psychological and social wellbeing. There is a need for accurate, contemporary national data on the prevalence, risk factors and impacts of vision and hearing loss in Australian adults.

objectivesThe Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey (AEEHS) aims to determine the prevalence, risk factors and impacts of vision and hearing loss in both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous older adults. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The AEEHS is a population-based cross-sectional survey which will include 5,000 participants (3250 non-Indigenous aged 50 years or older and 1750 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 40 years or older) from 30 sites covering urban and rural/regional geographic areas, selected using a multi-stage, random cluster sampling strategy. Questionnaires will be administered to collect data on socio-demographic, medical, ocular and ontological history. The testing battery includes assessment of blood pressure, blood sugar, anthropometry, visual acuity (presenting, unaided, pinhole and best-corrected), refraction, tonometry, slit lamp and dilated eye examination, ocular imaging including optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT-angiography and retinal photography, and automated visual fields. Audiometry, tympanometry and video otoscopy will also be performed. The primary outcomes are age-standardised prevalence of cause-specific vision and hearing impairment. Secondary outcomes are prevalence of non-blinding eye diseases (including dry eye disease), patterns in health service utilisation, universal health coverage metrics, risk factors for vision and hearing impairment, and impact on quality of life.

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Health SurveysHearing LossAdultAgedAustralasian PeopleAustraliaAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsVision Disorders

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PMID38820367
PMCPMC11142534

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