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Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Cataract Worldwide and in World Regions, 1990 to 2010
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2015 · Vol. 56(11) · pp. 6762–6762
Moncef Khairallah✉(University of Monastir)Rim Kahloun(Hospital Fatuma Bourguiba Monastir)Rupert Bourne(Anglia Ruskin University)Hans Limburg(GGD Amsterdam)Seth Flaxman(Carnegie Mellon University)Jost B. Jonas(University Hospital Heidelberg)Jill Keeffe(University of Melbourne)Janet L Leasher(Nova Southeastern University)Kovin Naidoo(Brien Holden Vision Institute)Konrad Pesudovs(Flinders University)Holly Price(Anglia Ruskin University)Richard White(Norwegian Institute of Public Health)Tien Yin Wong(Singapore Eye Research Institute)Serge Resnikoff(Brien Holden Vision Institute)Hugh R. Taylor(University of Melbourne)
Abstract
In 2010, one in three blind people was blind due to cataract, and one of six visually impaired people was visually impaired due to cataract. Despite major improvements in terms of reduction of prevalence, cataract remains a major public health problem.
Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesRetinal Imaging and AnalysisRetinal and Optic ConditionsBlindnessMedicineVisual impairmentVisual acuityVisually impairedOptometryImpaired VisionLow visionOphthalmologyPsychiatry
MeSH terms
AgedAged, 80 and overBlindnessCataractDeveloping CountriesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedVisual AcuityGlobal HealthVision, LowPrevalenceDeveloped Countries
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Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
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Global estimates of visual impairment: 2010
British Journal of Ophthalmology · 2011 · 3,763 citations
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