The underestimated role of myopia in uncorrectable visual impairment in the United States

We estimate the US prevalence of uncorrectable visual impairment in 2050 accounting for the changing distribution of both age and myopia. Age projections of the US population (from an estimated total of 379 million in 2050), were taken from the US census website. The distribution of myopia, by sever...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 15283 - 9
Main Authors:	Bullimore, Mark A., Brennan, Noel A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.09.2023 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	692/699/3161 692/699/3161/3174 Age composition Aging Eye diseases Humanities and Social Sciences multidisciplinary Myopia Science Science (multidisciplinary) Visual impairment Visual perception United States > US
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
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