Journal article
Global prevalence of vision impairment and blindness: Magnitude and temporal trends, 1990-2010
GA Stevens, RA White, SR Flaxman, H Price, JB Jonas, J Keeffe, J Leasher, K Naidoo, K Pesudovs, S Resnikoff, H Taylor, RRA Bourne
Ophthalmology | Published : 2013
Abstract
Purpose: Vision impairment is a leading and largely preventable cause of disability worldwide. However, no study of global and regional trends in the prevalence of vision impairment has been carried out. We estimated the prevalence of vision impairment and its changes worldwide for the past 20 years. Design: Systematic review. Participants: A systematic review of published and unpublished population-based data on vision impairment and blindness from 1980 through 2012. Methods: Hierarchical models were fitted fitted to estimate the prevalence of moderate and severe vision impairment (MSVI; defined as presenting visual acuity <6/18 but ≥3/60) and the prevalence of blindness (presenting visual ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA; Fight for Sight, London United Kingdom; Fred Hollows Foundation, Rosebery, NSW Australia; and the Brien Holden Vision Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia. The results in this paper are prepared independently of the final estimates of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.