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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2012 Apr 25;119(9):1725–1730. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.02.029

Table 3.

Sensitivity and Specificity of Self-reported Eye Disease in Participants in the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Stratified by Time since Last Eye Examination (n=4428)

Time since last eye
examination or eye care
visit
Cataract Glaucoma AMD DR

Sensitivity (%)

<1yr 36.8 37.7 5.1 25.7
1–5 yrs. 21.8 36.8 2.7 18.2
>5 yrs. 11.1 5.1 - 4.8

Specificity (%)

<1yr 92.5 96.3 98.9 94.2
1–5 yrs. 95.5 98.5 99.5 94.9
>5 yrs. 98.1 98.8 99.7 95.7

AMD = age-related macular degeneration, DR = diabetic retinopathy