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The purpose of the FORSYN (Forekomst af synshandicap og synshj\u00e6lpemidler i Danmark) project was to study visual health in the Danish population 2020\u20132022 after implementation of the recent advances in the management of choroidal and retinal vascular disease. The present study reports visual acuity and causes of central visual loss from this study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A population\u2010representative sample of 10\u2009350 citizens living within 40 kilometres from Aarhus University Hospital were invited to answer a questionnaire about quality of life related to vision, measurement of visual acuity and a non\u2010mydriatic examination of the eyes. The data were corrected for selection bias on the basis of demographic and socioeconomic factors so that the results could be projected to represent the adult Danish population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Population\u2010adjusted visual acuity in ETDRS letters (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD) differed significantly (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) among the worse eye (84.1\u2009\u00b1\u20090.25), the better eye (88.4\u2009\u00b1\u20090.11) and binocularly (89.2\u2009\u00b1\u20090.15). Social blindness affected 0.22% (95% CI: 0.14%\u20130.33%) of the population and was in none of the studied persons due to exudative age\u2010related macular degeneration (AMD) or diabetic retinopathy. 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