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Visual Impairment and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hispanic and Latino Adults

  • By

  • Charlotte E. Joslin

  • Angie Wang

  • David J. Lee

  • Lawrence J. Ulanski

  • Byron L. Lam

  • Thasarat S. Vajaranant

  • Carlos E. Mendoza-Santiesteban

  • Michael L. Stewart

  • Giselle Gutierrez Savoy

  • Mehmet Cem Mocan

  • Franklyn Gonzalez

  • D. Diane Zheng

  • Bharat Thyagarajan

  • Laura Coco

  • Amber Pirzada

  • Jianwen Cai

  • Martha L. Daviglus

  • SOL Ojos Study Group

  • Giselle A. Gutierrez Savoy

  • Heather Pauls Hrynyk

  • Angie Wang

  • Raiza Perez Lucena

  • Chunyu Guo

  • Evelyn Ramirez

  • Patrizia A. Chavero

  • Lucila Suarez

  • Banelly Mora

  • Sydney Tobias

  • Manishi A. Desai

  • Pathik P. Amin

  • Hannah Yoon

  • Charles W. Kinnaird

  • Ramón A. Durazo-Arvizu

  • Margaret Weiss

  • Norma Del Risco

  • David J. Lee

  • Stephanie Negron

  • Byron Lam

  • Diane Zheng

  • Neil Schneiderman

  • Laura A. McClure

  • Miguel Valladares Regalado

  • Tamara Juvier-Riesgo

  • Liliana Rosello-Rodriguez

  • Estefania Ruano-Herreria

  • Maia Junco

  • Diana Hernandez Payano

  • Richard Ramos

  • Eliseo Moreno Perez

  • Maria Cristina Buhl

  • Jianwen Cai

  • Franklyn Gonzales

  • Marston Youngblood Jr.

  • Maryann Redford

  • Jimmy T. Le

  • Karla Zadnik

  • Juan E. Grunwald

  • Henry D. Jampel

  • Aracely Rosales

  • Brisa N. Sánchez

  • Sheila K. West

  • Siew Wei Gavin Tan

  • Yi Chong Teo

  • Haslina Hamzah

  • Shu Chin Serene Sim

  • Amalia Juhari

  • Muhamad Asri Abdul Kadir

  • Raudhah Hanim Mohamed Yusof

  • Xingxiu Ho

  • Jinyi Ho

  • Nishal Banu Makdoom

  • Kayathri Jaya Paul

  • Sharifah Athirah Diba Sagoff

  • June 12, 2026

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    Visual impairment affects approximately 7 million people in the US, with high prevalence among Hispanic/Latino populations.

  • 2

    The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) examines chronic disease risk factors across diverse Hispanic/Latino backgrounds.

  • 3

    The Study of Latinos (SOL) Ojos assesses visual impairment and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Hispanic/Latino adults aged 40 and older.

  • 4

    Visual impairment was defined using habitual and best-corrected visual acuity, with specific thresholds for impairment and blindness.

  • 5

    CVD risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity were evaluated for their association with visual impairment in the study population.

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Visual Impairment and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hispanic and Latino Adults

  • by Charlotte E. Joslin, Angie Wang, David J. Lee, Lawrence J. Ulanski, Byron L. Lam, Thasarat S. Vajaranant, Carlos E. Mendoza-Santiesteban, Michael L. Stewart, Giselle Gutierrez Savoy, Mehmet Cem Mocan, Franklyn Gonzalez, D. Diane Zheng, Bharat Thyagarajan, Laura Coco, Amber Pirzada, Jianwen Cai, Martha L. Daviglus, SOL Ojos Study Group, Giselle A. Gutierrez Savoy, Heather Pauls Hrynyk, Angie Wang, Raiza Perez Lucena, Chunyu Guo, Evelyn Ramirez, Patrizia A. Chavero, Lucila Suarez, Banelly Mora, Sydney Tobias, Manishi A. Desai, Pathik P. Amin, Hannah Yoon, Charles W. Kinnaird, Ramón A. Durazo-Arvizu, Margaret Weiss, Norma Del Risco, David J. Lee, Stephanie Negron, Byron Lam, Diane Zheng, Neil Schneiderman, Laura A. McClure, Miguel Valladares Regalado, Tamara Juvier-Riesgo, Liliana Rosello-Rodriguez, Estefania Ruano-Herreria, Maia Junco, Diana Hernandez Payano, Richard Ramos, Eliseo Moreno Perez, Maria Cristina Buhl, Jianwen Cai, Franklyn Gonzales , Marston Youngblood Jr., Maryann Redford, Jimmy T. Le, Karla Zadnik, Juan E. Grunwald, Henry D. Jampel, Aracely Rosales , Brisa N. Sánchez, Sheila K. West, Siew Wei Gavin Tan, Yi Chong Teo, Haslina Hamzah, Shu Chin Serene Sim, Amalia Juhari, Muhamad Asri Abdul Kadir, Raudhah Hanim Mohamed Yusof, Xingxiu Ho, Jinyi Ho, Nishal Banu Makdoom, Kayathri Jaya Paul, Sharifah Athirah Diba Sagoff

  • June 12, 2026

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