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Global Estimates on the Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Uncorrected Refractive Error: A Meta-Analysis From 2000 to 2020 Publisher Pubmed



Little JA65, 494 ; Congdon NG1, 2, 3, 66, 67 ; Resnikoff S3, 4, 5, 68 ; Braithwaite T6, 7, 69, 70 ; Leasher J8, 72 ; Naidoo K9, 10, 68, 73 ; Fricke T11, 12, 13, 68, 74 ; Tapply I14 ; Fernandes AG15, 16, 75 ; Cicinelli MV17, 18, 76 ; Arrigo A19, 77 ; Leveziel N20, 21, 78, 79 ; Taylor HR22 ; Sedighi T23 Show All Authors
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  1. Little JA65, 494
  2. Congdon NG1, 2, 3, 66, 67
  3. Resnikoff S3, 4, 5, 68
  4. Braithwaite T6, 7, 69, 70
  5. Leasher J8, 72
  6. Naidoo K9, 10, 68, 73
  7. Fricke T11, 12, 13, 68, 74
  8. Tapply I14
  9. Fernandes AG15, 16, 75
  10. Cicinelli MV17, 18, 76
  11. Arrigo A19, 77
  12. Leveziel N20, 21, 78, 79
  13. Taylor HR22
  14. Sedighi T23
  15. Flaxman S23, 24, 82
  16. Parodi MB25
  17. Bikbov MM26
  18. Bron A27
  19. Cheng CY28, 29
  20. Del Monte MA30, 31
  21. Ehrlich JR32, 33, 215, 216
  22. Ellwein LB34
  23. Friedman D35
  24. Furtado JM36, 234
  25. Gazzard G37
  26. George R39
  27. Hartnett ME40
  28. Jonas JB41, 286, 287, 388
  29. Kahloun R42
  30. Kempen JH42, 43, 44, 45, 46
  31. Khairallah M47
  32. Khanna RC10, 48, 49, 50
  33. Kim JE51
  34. Lansingh VC52, 53, 54, 322, 323
  35. Nangia V55
  36. Nowak M56
  37. Pesudovs K57
  38. Peto T59
  39. Ramulu P60
  40. Topouzis F61
  41. Tsilimbaris M62
  42. Wang YX63
  43. Wang N64
  44. Bourne R22, 23
  45. Tahhan N68
  46. Briant PS80
  47. Vos T80, 81
  48. Abate YH83
  49. Dolatabadi ZA84
  50. Abdelmasseh M85
  51. Abdollahi M86, 87
  52. Abebe AM88
  53. Abiodun O89
  54. Aboagye RG90
  55. Abrha WA91
  56. Ali HA92
  57. Abugharbieh E93
  58. Aburuz S94, 95
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  60. Adamu LH97
  61. Adderley NJ98
  62. Addo IY99, 100
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  64. Adhikari K102, 103
  65. Adnani QES104
  66. Afzal S105, 106
  67. Aghamiri S107
  68. Agodi A108
  69. Agyemangduah W109
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  97. Atinafu BTT147
  98. Wahbi Atout MM148
  99. Atreya A149
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  101. Azzam AY151, 152
  102. Bagherieh S153
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  105. Bailey F156
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  111. Barrow A163, 164
  112. Parodi MB25
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  144. Diaz D208, 209
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  149. Edinur HA214
  150. Ekholuenetale M217, 218
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  155. Etemadimanesh A223
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  158. Fatehizadeh A227
  159. Feizkhah A228
  160. Desideri LF229
  161. Fetensa G230
  162. Fischer F231
  163. Forouhari A232, 233
  164. Gadanya MA235, 236
  165. Gaidhane AM237
  166. Gandhi AP238
  167. Gebi TG240
  168. Gebrehiwot M241
  169. Gebremeskel GG242, 243
  170. Gela YY210
  171. Yazdi BG244
  172. Falavarjani KG245
  173. Ghassemi F246
  174. Ghozy S247
  175. Golchin A248, 249
  176. Golechha M250
  177. Goleij P251, 252
  178. Guan SY253
  179. Gupta S254
  180. Gupta VK255
  181. Haddadi R256
  182. Haile TG242
  183. Hammond BR257
  184. Harorani M258
  185. Hasaballah AI259
  186. Hasan I260
  187. Hasani H261
  188. Hassanianmoghaddam H262, 263
  189. Heidari G264
  190. Heyi DZ265
  191. Holla R266
  192. Hosseinzadeh M267, 268
  193. Hu C269
  194. Huynh HH270
  195. Hwang BF271, 272
  196. Iavicoli I273
  197. Ilic IM274
  198. Immurana M125
  199. Islam SMS275, 276
  200. Jacob L277, 278
  201. Jafarzadeh A279, 280
  202. Jakovljevic M281, 282
  203. Janodia MD283
  204. Jayapal SK284
  205. Jayaram S285
  206. Joseph N288
  207. Joshua CE289
  208. Kamath S290
  209. Kandel H291, 292
  210. Karaye IM293, 294
  211. Kasraei H245, 295
  212. Kaup S296
  213. Kaur H297
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  215. Kayode GA299, 300
  216. Khader YS301
  217. Khajuria H302
  218. Khalilov R303, 304
  219. Khan A305
  220. Khatatbeh MM306
  221. Khatib MN307
  222. Kibret BG308
  223. Kim YJ309
  224. Kisa A310, 311
  225. Kisa S312
  226. Kosen S313
  227. Koyanagi A314
  228. Krishan K315
  229. Bicer BK316
  230. Kumar N288
  231. Kutikuppala LVS317
  232. Lahariya C318, 319
  233. Laksono T320, 321
  234. Lal DK196
  235. Lee M324
  236. Lee SW325
  237. Lee WC326
  238. Lim SS80, 81
  239. Liu X327, 328
  240. Maharaj SB329, 330
  241. Mahmoudi A331
  242. Malhotra K332
  243. Malik AA155, 333
  244. Malik I334
  245. Mallhi TH335
  246. Mansouri V336
  247. Marzo RR337, 338
  248. Maugeri A159
  249. Meles GG339
  250. Mersha AM340
  251. Mestrovic T80, 341
  252. Miller TR342
  253. Mirzaei M345
  254. Misganaw A81, 346
  255. Misra S347
  256. Mithra P288
  257. Mohammadi S225
  258. Mohammadianhafshejani A348
  259. Mohammadzadeh M349
  260. Mojiriforushani H350
  261. Mokdad AH80, 81
  262. Momenimoghaddam H351, 352
  263. Montazeri F353, 354
  264. Moradi M355
  265. Mousavi P353
  266. Murray CJL80, 81
  267. Naik GR356, 357
  268. Naik G358
  269. Natto ZS359, 360
  270. Naveed M361
  271. Nayak BP302
  272. Negash H362
  273. Nejadghaderi SA354, 363
  274. Nguyen DH364, 365
  275. Nguyen DH364, 365
  276. Nguyen HQ368
  277. Nguyen PT369
  278. Nguyen VT370
  279. Niazi RK371
  280. Noman EA372, 373
  281. Oancea B374
  282. Okonji OC375
  283. Olagunju AT376, 377
  284. Olufadewa II218, 378
  285. Onwujekwe OE379
  286. Opejin AO380
  287. Ordak M381
  288. Osuagwu UL382, 383
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  290. Owolabi MO385, 386
  291. Padubidri JR387
  292. Pandey A196
  293. Pardhan S22
  294. Parsaei A353
  295. Patel J389, 390
  296. Pawar S391
  297. Perianayagam A392
  298. Perumalsamy N393, 394
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  300. Pham HT396
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  303. Qattea I398
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  325. Samadzadeh S425, 426
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  327. Samy AM428, 429
  328. Saylan M430
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  330. Sethi Y432
  331. Seylani A433
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  333. Shaikh MA435
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  352. Taye BT147
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Source: Eye (Basingstoke) Published:2024


Abstract

Background: Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is a readily treatable cause of visual impairment (VI). This study provides updated estimates of global and regional vision loss due to URE, presenting temporal change for VISION 2020 Methods: Data from population-based eye disease surveys from 1980–2018 were collected. Hierarchical models estimated prevalence (95% uncertainty intervals [UI]) of blindness (presenting visual acuity (VA) < 3/60) and moderate-to-severe vision impairment (MSVI; 3/60 ≤ presenting VA < 6/18) caused by URE, stratified by age, sex, region, and year. Near VI prevalence from uncorrected presbyopia was defined as presenting near VA < N6/N8 at 40 cm when best-corrected distance (VA ≥ 6/12). Results: In 2020, 3.7 million people (95%UI 3.10–4.29) were blind and 157 million (140–176) had MSVI due to URE, a 21.8% increase in blindness and 72.0% increase in MSVI since 2000. Age-standardised prevalence of URE blindness and MSVI decreased by 30.5% (30.7–30.3) and 2.4% (2.6–2.2) respectively during this time. In 2020, South Asia GBD super-region had the highest 50+ years age-standardised URE blindness (0.33% (0.26–0.40%)) and MSVI (10.3% (8.82–12.10%)) rates. The age-standardized ratio of women to men for URE blindness was 1.05:1.00 in 2020 and 1.03:1.00 in 2000. An estimated 419 million (295–562) people 50+ had near VI from uncorrected presbyopia, a +75.3% (74.6–76.0) increase from 2000 Conclusions: The number of cases of VI from URE substantively grew, even as age-standardised prevalence fell, since 2000, with a continued disproportionate burden by region and sex. Global population ageing will increase this burden, highlighting urgent need for novel approaches to refractive service delivery. © The Author(s) 2024.
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