Global Prevalence of Blindness and Distance and Near Vision Impairment in 2020: progress towards the Vision 2020 targets and what the future holds
Rupert Bourne, Jaimie D. Adelson, Seth Flaxman, Paul Svitil Briant, Michele Bottone, Theo Vos, Kovin Naidoo, Tasanee Braithwaite, Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Jost B. Jonas, Hans Limburg, Serge Resnikoff, Alex Silvester, Vinay Nangia, Hugh R. Taylor
Abstract
Purpose : To estimate global and regional prevalence estimates for blindness and vision impairment (VI) that are important for development of public health policies.Methods : A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted of population-based datasets relevant to global VI and blindness from 1980.Hierarchical models were tted to
Topics & Concepts
BlindnessOptometryVisual impairmentMedicinePsychiatryRetinal Imaging and AnalysisRetinal and Optic Conditions