Journal article
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in North Africa and Middle East in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections
Rim Kahloun, Moncef Khairallah, Serge Resnikoff, Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Seth R Flaxman, Aditi Das, Jost B Jonas, Jill E Keeffe, John H Kempen, Janet Leasher, Hans Limburg, Kovin Naidoo, Konrad Pesudovs, Alexander J Silvester, Nina Tahhan, Hugh R Taylor, Tien Yin Wong, Rupert RA Bourne
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2019
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To assess the prevalence and causes of vision impairment in North Africa and the Middle East (NAME) from 1990 to 2015 and to forecast projections for 2020. METHODS: Based on a systematic review of medical literature, the prevalence of blindness (presenting visual acuity (PVA) <3/60 in the better eye), moderate and severe vision impairment (MSVI; PVA <6/18 but ≥3/60) and mild vision impairment (PVA <6/12 but ≥6/18) was estimated for 2015 and 2020. RESULTS: The age-standardised prevalence of blindness and MSVI for all ages and genders decreased from 1990 to 2015, from 1.72 (0.53-3.13) to 0.95% (0.32%-1.71%), and from 6.66 (3.09-10.69) to 4.62% (2.21%-7.33%), respectively, with slig..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the Brien Holden Vision Institute. The results in this paper are prepared independent of the final estimates of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study.