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. 2007 Mar 14;91(10):1279–1281. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.113142

Table 3 Utilisation of care services and transfer payments by distance visual acuity (DVA).

Visual acuity group (logMAR) Formal care (%) Informal care (%) Transfer payments (%)
Yes No Yes No Yes No
DVA −0.2 to 0.3 52 (34.9) 97 (65.1) 56 (37.3) 94 (62.7) 66 (44.9) 81 (55.1)
DVA 0.4 to 0.9 48 (51.6) 45 (48.4) 65 (69.9) 28 (30.1) 63 (69.2) 28 (30.8)
DVA 1.0 or worse 15 (55.6) 12 (44.4) 24 (88.9) 3 (11.1) 18 (69.2) 8 (30.8)