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Vol 37 No. 2 - Management of Functional Decline in Older Adults
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The Singapore Family Physician
Vol 37
No 2
- Management of Functional Decline in Older Adults
31
- 35
1 April 2011
0377-5305
Among Singaporean adults of Chinese origin aged 40 to 79 years old, 1.1% and 0.5% were reported as being visually impaired and blind in both eyes respectively. The key role of primary care doctors in the management of a patient with impaired vision is to diagnose its likely cause so that the patient can be referred to the appropriate eye care professional (i.e. optometrist or ophthalmologist) for treatment.