Diabetes in Victoria, Australia: The visual impairment project

Abstract

Objectives: To establish the prevalence and characteristics of self-reported diabetes in a representative sample of Victorian residents aged 40 years and older, and to compare the vision between people with and without self-reported diabetes. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Nine randomly selected suburban Melbourne clusters and four randomly selected rural Victorian clusters. Participants: 4,744 subjects (86% participation rate) aged ≥40 years. Main outcome measures: Subjects answered a detailed questionnaire which provided demographic details, body mass index, and the duration and treatment of any diagnosis of diabetes. Refraction was performed and best-corrected visual acuity was ..