title: Adult vision screenings in Omaha, Nebraska.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the association between risk factors and failing vision screening tests to better identify populations at high risk for age-related eye diseases and vision impairments.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective review of 839 vision screening forms from an ongoing vision screening program in Omaha, Nebraska, was conducted. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sex, age, ethnicity, and persistent pain were independently associated with failing the visual field test in multivariate analysis. Persistent pain and glaucoma diagnosis were independently associated with failing the visual acuity test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Female sex, age older than 65, African American or Hispanic ethnicity, glaucoma diagnosis, and persistent eye pain were significant risk factors for failing a vision screening test. Vision screenings should focus on targeting populations that exhibit these risk factors.
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wetzel
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ikhena
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lyden
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Byrnes
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lander
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D009329:Nebraska / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015351:Vision Screening; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*