Monocular vs Binocular Visual Acuity as Measures of Vision Impairment

Abstract

The Salisbury Eye Evaluation (SEE) was initiated in the 1992 as a multi-disciplinary study of eye disease, vision impairment, and physical disability in older Americans. A representative sample of 2300 adults between the ages of 65 and 84 will participate in the study, one component of which is a prospective evaluation of the relationship between specific measures of visual function and the individual’s ability to perform everyday visual tasks such as read the newspaper, recognize faces, navigate independently, and use the telephone.