FROM STAFF REPORTS
Washington-The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has partnered with the New York State Department of Health to include new questions about visual impairment and access to eye care in its annual 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
The BRFSS, a state-based survey program, was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor state-level prevalence of major behavioral risks associated with morbidity and mortality among adults.
New York is one of the first states to include vision-related questions in its survey.
