Prevalence and causes of vision loss in high-income countries and in Eastern and Central Europe: 1990-2010
- Bourne, Rupert R. A.
- Jonas, Jost B.
- Flaxman, Seth R.
- Keeffe, Jill
- Leasher, Janet
- Naidoo, Kovin
- Parodi, Maurizio B.
- Pesudovs, Konrad
- Price, Holly C.
- White, Richard A.
- Wong, Tien Y.
- Resnikoff, Serge
- Taylor, Hugh R.
DOIAbstract
Background: To assess prevalence and causes of blindness and vision impairment in high-income regions and in Central/Eastern Europe in 1990 and 2010. Methods: Based on a systematic review of medical literature, prevalence of moderate and severe vision impairment (MSVI; presenting visual acuity <6/18 but ≥3/60 in the better eye) and blindness (presenting visual acuity <3/60) was estimated for 1990 and 2010. Results: Age-standardised prevalence of blindness and MSVI decreased from 0.2% to 0.1% (3.314 million to 2.736 million people) and from 1.6% to 1.0% (25.362 million to 22.176 million), respectively. Women were generally more affected than men. Cataract was the most frequent cause of blindness in all subregions in 1990, but macular d...
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