Authors:
Yazar S, Forward H, McKnight CM, Tan A, Soloshenko A, Oates SK, … Mountain JA, et al.
Authors notes:
Ophthalmic Genetics. 2013;34(4):199-208.
Keywords:
Birth cohort study, epidemiology, participation, Raine Study, recruitment, young adults
Abstract:
The Raine Eye Health Study (REHS) was conceived to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for eye disease in young adults, and to characterize ocular biometric parameters in a young adult cohort.
This article summarizes the rationale and study design of REHS and outlines the baseline prevalence of ophthalmic disease in this population.
A total of 1344 participants (51.3% male) were assessed over a 24-month period.
For the majority of examined participants (85.5%) both parents were Caucasian, 63.3% had completed school year 12 or equivalent, 5.5% had myopia and 15 participants (1.2%) had unilateral or bilateral pterygia.
Keratoconus, cataract, keratitis and uveitis were rare.
The REHS design and methodology allow comparison with other population-based studies of eye disease.
The study established the prevalence of eye disorders in a large sample of predominantly Caucasian young Australian adults.