@article{7e8b2d84ea0b489490bdb5416d387d86,
title = "Vision surveillance in the United States: Has the time come?",
author = "West, {Sheila K.} and Paul Lee",
note = "Funding Information: Third, are there any existing national surveys that could combine both patient-reported outcomes and performance-based measures of visual function? The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) captures a snapshot of the nation's health. It is conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is supported by the various National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes. While NHANES has a medical examination component, a vision examination is only done sporadically. The panel suggested that the vision component, including acuity testing, should be supported on a regular basis to enhance the national vision surveillance system. This is a critical piece, and the larger vision and eye health community should promote this suggestion within NIH. We also support the suggestion that sufficient sampling of high-risk groups be included so as to generate stable rates for detection of differences in order to make it useful for measuring disparities. ",
year = "2012",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.ajo.2012.09.004",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "154",
pages = "S1--S2.e2",
journal = "American Journal of Ophthalmology",
issn = "0002-9394",
publisher = "Elsevier USA",
number = "6 SUPPL.",
}