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Abstract
This study examined the associations of two measures of vision impairment (i.e., a
clinical measure of visual acuity and self-reported vision status) and social isolation
in a nationally representative sample of Americans aged 60 and older.
We explored the relationship between social isolation and mortality in a nationally representative US sample and compared the predictive power of social isolation with that of traditional clinical risk factors.