Journal article
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in East Asia: 1990-2010
TY Wong, Y Zheng, JB Jonas, SR Flaxman, J Keeffe, J Leasher, K Naidoo, K Pesudovs, H Price, RA White, S Resnikoff, HR Taylor, RRA Bourne
British Journal of Ophthalmology | Published : 2014
Abstract
Aims: To describe the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in East Asia in 1990 and 2010. Method: Data from population-based studies conducted from 1980 to 2012 were identified, and eligibility for inclusion was assessed. Data on prevalence of blindness ( presenting visual acuity <3/60 in the better eye) andmoderate to severe visual impairment (MSVI; presenting visual acuity <6/18 to 3/60 in the better eye) and causes were extracted. Results: The age-standardised prevalence of blindness was 0.7% (95% CI 0.6 to 0.9) in 1990 and 0.4% (95% CI 0.3 to 0.5) in 2010, while that of MSVI was 3.6% (95% CI 2.3 to 4.4) and 2.3% (95% CI 1.7 to 2.8), respectively. These prevalence esti..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was partially funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Fight for Sight, Fred Hollows Foundation and the Brien Holden Vision Institute. 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.