Visual Impairment and Blindness Due to Macular Diseases Globally: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

To estimate the number of people visually impaired or blind due to macular diseases except those caused by diabetic maculopathy. Meta-analysis. Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 and ongoing literature research, we examined how many people were affected by vision impairment (presenting...

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Published in:	American journal of ophthalmology Vol. 158; no. 4; pp. 808 - 815
Main Authors:	Jonas, Jost B., Bourne, Rupert R.A., White, Richard A., Flaxman, Seth R., Keeffe, Jill, Leasher, Janet, Naidoo, Kovin, Pesudovs, Konrad, Price, Holly, Wong, Tien Y., Resnikoff, Serge, Taylor, Hugh R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2014 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Age Blindness Blindness - epidemiology Diabetes Diabetic retinopathy Disease Global Health - statistics & numerical data Humans Macula Lutea Macular degeneration Ophthalmology Persons with Visual Disabilities - statistics & numerical data Population Prevalence Public health Retinal Diseases - epidemiology Studies Vision, Low - epidemiology Visual Acuity Visual impairment Europe Sub-Saharan Africa
ISSN:	0002-9394, 1879-1891, 1879-1891
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