Journal article
New systematic review methodology for visual impairment and blindness for the 2010 global burden of disease study
R Bourne, H Price, H Taylor, J Leasher, J Keeffe, J Glanville, PC Sieving, M Khairallah, TY Wong, Y Zheng, A Mathew, S Katiyar, M Mascarenhas, GA Stevens, S Resnikoff, S Gichuhi, K Naidoo, D Wallace, S Kymes, C Peters Show all
Ophthalmic Epidemiology | Published : 2013
Abstract
Purpose: To describe a systematic review of population-based prevalence studies of visual impairment (VI) and blindness worldwide over the past 32 years that informs the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study. Methods: A systematic review (Stage 1) of medical literature from 1 January 1980 to 31 January 2012 identified indexed articles containing data on incidence, prevalence and causes of blindness and VI. Only cross-sectional population-based representative studies were selected from which to extract data for a database of age- and sex-specific data of prevalence of four distance and one near vision loss categories (presenting and best-corrected). Unpublished data and d..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Fight for Sight (Dr Hans and Mrs Gertrude Hirsch award)