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Abstract #86589 Published in IGR 21-2

Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections

Naidoo K; Kempen JH; Gichuhi S; Braithwaite T; Casson RJ; Cicinelli MV; Das A; Flaxman SR; Jonas JB; Keeffe JE; Leasher J; Limburg H; Pesudovs K; Resnikoff S; Silvester AJ; Tahhan N; Taylor HR; Wong TY; Bourne RRA;
British Journal of Ophthalmology 2020; 104: 1658-1668


BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in 2015, compared with prior years, and to estimate expected values for 2020. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the prevalence of blindness (presenting distance visual acuity <3/60 in the better eye), moderate and severe vision impairment (MSVI; presenting distance visual acuity <6/18 but ≥3/60) and mild vision impairment (MVI; presenting distance visual acuity <6/12 and ≥6/18), and also near vision impairment (

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1.1 Epidemiology (Part of: 1 General aspects)
1.5 Glaucomas as cause of blindness (Part of: 1 General aspects)



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