Journal article
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Latin America and the Caribbean: 1990-2010
JL Leasher, V Lansingh, SR Flaxman, JB Jonas, J Keeffe, K Naidoo, K Pesudovs, H Price, JC Silva, RA White, TY Wong, S Resnikoff, HR Taylor, RRA Bourne
British Journal of Ophthalmology | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2014
Abstract
Objective: To present regional estimates of the magnitude and temporal trends in the prevalence and causes of blindness and moderate/severe visual impairment (MSVI) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Methods: A systematic review of cross-sectional population-representative data from published literature and unpublished studies was accessed and extracted to model the estimated prevalence of vision loss by region, country and globally, and the attributable cause fraction by region. Results: In the LAC combined region, estimated all-age both-gender age-standardised prevalence of blindness halved from 0.8% (0.6 to 1.1) in 1990 to 0.4% (0.4 to 0.6) in 2010 and MSVI decreased from 4.3% (3.1..
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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.