In the Methods section under the Study population subsection, the description of the source population and survey period were incorrect.As a result, "In Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture, residents aged 40-74 years underwent a systemic and ophthalmological survey.This study included 7,090 individuals who participated in the survey between 2013 and 2015."
Sasaki et al. (Tue,) studied this question.