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Matoba, Ryo
Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Morimoto, Noriko
Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kawasaki, Ryo
Department of Vision Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Fujiwara, Miyuki
Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kanenaga, Keisuke
Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yamashita, Hidetoshi
Yamagata City Institute of Public Health
Sakamoto, Taiji
Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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| 抄録 | Purpose To determine the status of visual impairment certification in Japan in the fiscal year 2019 and the impact of revising the criteria for visual impairment certification implemented in 2018.
Study Design Observational cross-sectional study. Methods We requested welfare offices throughout Japan to submit data of age, sex, causative diseases, and visual impairment grades for newly certified visually impaired individuals aged ≥ 18 years during the fiscal year 2019. The certification was based on criteria of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons. Results Altogether, data were collected for 16,504 newly certified visually impaired individuals. The most common age group was 80–89 years (29.6%), followed by 70–79 (28.2%) and 60–69 (15.3%) years. The most common causative disease was glaucoma (40.7%), followed by retinitis pigmentosa (13.0%), diabetic retinopathy (10.2%), and macular degeneration (9.1%). The most common impairment grade was grade 2 (40.8%), followed by 5 (21.2%) and 1 (17.0%). Compared to the fiscal year 2015, there was a considerable increase in the number of individuals certified with glaucoma in the fiscal year 2019. Moreover, there was a significant increase in the number of individuals with certified grades 1 and 2 visual impairment, with a decrease in the number of individuals with certified grade 6 visual impairment. Conclusion The changes revealed in this study were primarily due to the revised certification criteria implemented in July 2018, indicating that it is important to review the certification criteria and to repeat surveys similar to the present study. |
| キーワード | Visual impairment
Japan
Certification criteria
Survey
Glaucoma
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| 備考 | This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10384-023-00986-9
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| 発行日 | 2023-04-17
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| 出版物タイトル |
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
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| 巻 | 67巻
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| 号 | 3号
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| 出版者 | Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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| 開始ページ | 346
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| 終了ページ | 352
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| ISSN | 0021-5155
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| NCID | AA00691177
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| 資料タイプ |
学術雑誌論文
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| 言語 |
英語
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岡山大学
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| 著作権者 | © Japanese Ophthalmological Society 2023
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| 関連URL | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-023-00986-9
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| Citation | Matoba, R., Morimoto, N., Kawasaki, R. et al. A nationwide survey of newly certified visually impaired individuals in Japan for the fiscal year 2019: impact of the revision of criteria for visual impairment certification. Jpn J Ophthalmol 67, 346–352 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-023-00986-9
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