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Alberto J. Caban, MPH, David J. Lee, PhD, Orlando Gómez-Marín, MSc, PhD, Byron L. Lam, MD and D. Diane Zheng, MSc

Alberto J. Caban is with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla, and Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Master of Public Health Program, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. David J. Lee, Orlando Gómez-Marín, and Diane Zheng are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Byron L. Lam is with the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to David J. Lee, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1801 NW 9th Ave, Highland Professional Building, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33136 (e-mail: dlee{at}med.miami.edu).

Analysis of data from a nationally representative sample of US adults (n=195801) showed that concurrent hearing and visual impairment prevalence rates were highest for participants older than 79 years of age (16.6%); a 3-fold increase in age-adjusted rates of reported hearing and visual impairment was observed for Native Americans compared with Asian Americans. Research on preventing concurrent hearing and visual impairment and countering its consequences is warranted, especially in population subgroups, such as Native and older Americans.

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