Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Glaucoma Worldwide and in World Regions 1990 – 2010: A Meta-Analysis

To assess the number of individuals visually impaired or blind due to glaucoma and to examine regional differences and temporal changes in this parameter for the period from 1990 to 2012. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study 2010, we performed a systematic literature review for the p...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 11; no. 10; p. e0162229
Main Authors:	Bourne, Rupert R. A., Taylor, Hugh R., Flaxman, Seth R., Keeffe, Jill, Leasher, Janet, Naidoo, Kovin, Pesudovs, Konrad, White, Richard A., Wong, Tien Y., Resnikoff, Serge, Jonas, Jost B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 20.10.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acuity Analysis Biology and Life Sciences Blind people Blindness Blindness - diagnosis Blindness - epidemiology Blindness - etiology Cataracts Databases, Factual Diabetes Diabetic retinopathy Disease Epidemiology Female Glaucoma Glaucoma - complications Glaucoma - diagnosis Global Burden of Disease - statistics & numerical data Humans Impairment Literature reviews Male Medical research Medicine and Health Sciences Meta-analysis Ophthalmology People with disabilities Physical Sciences Population Population studies Populations Prevalence Public health Research and Analysis Methods Social Sciences Software development tools Statistical analysis Studies Systematic review Vision, Low - diagnosis Vision, Low - epidemiology Vision, Low - etiology Visual acuity Visual impairment Sydney New South Wales Australia Singapore Australia United States > US Central Europe
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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