Global prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Yekta, E Hooshmand, M Saatchi… - Journal of current …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To determine the global prevalence and common causes of visual impairment (VI)
and blindness in children. Methods: In this meta-analysis, a structured search strategy was …

New systematic review methodology for visual impairment and blindness for the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study

R Bourne, H Price, H Taylor, J Leasher… - Ophthalmic …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To describe a systematic review of population-based prevalence studies of visual
impairment (VI) and blindness worldwide over the past 32 years that informs the Global …

The prevalence and causes of visual impairment in Tehran: the Tehran Eye Study

A Fotouhi, H Hashemi, K Mohammad… - British journal of …, 2004 - bjo.bmj.com
Aims: To determine the prevalence and causes of visual impairment in Tehran, Iran, through
a population based study. Methods: In a population based, cross sectional study, 6497 …

Corneal endothelium in patients with diabetes mellitus: a historical cohort study

R Shenoy, R Khandekar… - European journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose Retinopathy is the major cause of ocular morbidity in patients with diabetes
mellitus. Chronic hyperglycemia spares no organ and can affect the morphology and …

[PDF][PDF] Deficiência visual, auditiva e física: prevalência e fatores associados em estudo de base populacional

SS Castro, CLG César, L Carandina… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
O estudo descreve as prevalências de deficiências segundo características demográficas e
sócio-econômicas, bem como as suas causas. A pesquisa utilizou dados de inquéritos de …

Prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in Sistan-va-Baluchestan Province, Iran: Zahedan Eye Study

HA Shahriari, S Izadi, MR Rouhani… - British journal of …, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim: To determine the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in the
Sistan-va-Baluchestan Province of Iran. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study …

Cohort profile: Shahroud eye cohort study

A Fotouhi, H Hashemi, M Shariati… - International journal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Shahroud Eye Cohort Study was set up to determine the prevalence and
incidence of visual impairment and major eye conditions in the 40–64-year-old population of …

Prevalence and causes of visual impairment among Saudi adults attending primary health care centers in northern Saudi Arabia

FF Al-Shaaln, MA Bakrman, AM Ibrahim… - Annals of Saudi …, 2011 - annsaudimed.net
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Few studies have been conducted in Saudi Arabia to
estimate the prevalence of visual impairment and its causes. The objective of this study was …

[HTML][HTML] The profile of glaucoma in a tertiary ophthalmic university center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

SA Al Obeidan, A Dewedar, EA Osman… - Saudi Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report the pattern of glaucoma among Saudi patients who were presented to
King Abdul Aziz University Hospital (KAUH). METHODS: All glaucoma or glaucoma suspect …

Prevalence of blindness and diabetic retinopathy in northern Jordan

MM Rabiu, MD Al Bdour… - European journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose To estimate the prevalence of blindness, visual impairment, diabetes, and diabetic
retinopathy in north Jordan (Irbid) using the rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and …