The economics of vision impairment and its leading causes: A systematic review

AP Marques, J Ramke, J Cairns, T Butt, JH Zhang… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Vision impairment (VI) can have wide ranging economic impact on individuals, households,
and health systems. The aim of this systematic review was to describe and summarise the …

Global economic productivity losses from vision impairment and blindness

AP Marques, J Ramke, J Cairns, T Butt, JH Zhang… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background In the absence of accessible, good quality eye health services and inclusive
environments, vision loss can impact individuals, households and communities in many …

[HTML][HTML] BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Epidemiology and impact

M Markoulli, TR Fricke, A Arvind, KD Frick… - Contact Lens and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The global all-ages prevalence of epidemiologically-measured 'functional'presbyopia was
estimated at 24.9% in 2015, affecting 1.8 billion people. This prevalence was projected to …

Low vision and the risk of dementia: a nationwide population-based cohort study

JS Paik, M Ha, YH Jung, GH Kim, KD Han, HS Kim… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Recent studies suggested that an association exists between vision loss and cognitive
impairment, although it is still vague whether there are causal relationships or direct …

Predictors for work participation of people with visual impairments: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

R Daniëls, RM van Nispen, R de Vries… - Ophthalmic and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was to assess factors
associated with work participation in people with visual impairments and to explore how …

Ophthalmic medication expenditures and out-of-pocket spending: an analysis of United States prescriptions from 2007 through 2016

EM Chen, N Kombo, CC Teng, P Mruthyunjaya… - Ophthalmology, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To estimate temporal trends in total and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures for
ophthalmic prescription medications among adults in the United States. Design …

The association between visual impairment and fatigue: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

W Schakel, C Bode, EBM Elsman… - Ophthalmic and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim was to compare fatigue levels between patients with visual impairment
and controls with normal sight and to examine the association between fatigue and vision …

Potential productivity loss from uncorrected and under-corrected presbyopia in low-and middle-income countries: A life table modeling study

Q Ma, M Chen, D Li, R Zhou, Y Du, S Yin… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To estimate the burden of potential productivity losses due to uncorrected and
under-corrected presbyopia in LMICs among the working-age population in both the cross …

The multiple mediating effects of vision-specific factors and depression on the association between visual impairment severity and fatigue: a path analysis study

W Schakel, C Bode, PM van de Ven, HPA van der Aa… - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Severe fatigue is a common symptom for people with visual impairment, with a
detrimental effect on emotional functioning, cognition, work capacity and activities of daily …

Training results in increased practitioner confidence and identification of depression in people with low vision: a mixed methods study

R Bartlett, JH Acton, B Ryan, R Man… - Ophthalmic and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The prevalence of depression in people with low vision is high and often goes
undiagnosed. There is the potential for those who provide low vision services to perform …