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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections
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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:32 authored by Kovin Naidoo, John H. Kempen, Stephen Gichuhi, Tasanee Braithwaite, Robert J. Casson, Maria V. Cicinelli, Aditi Das, Seth R. Flaxman, Jost B. Jonas, Jill E. Keeffe, Janet Leasher, Hans Limburg, Konrad Pesudovs, Serge Resnikoff, Alexander J. Silvester, Nina Tahhan, Hugh R. Taylor, Tien Y. Wong, Rupert R. A. BourneBackground- 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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104Issue number
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1658-1668Publication title
British Journal of OphthalmologyISSN
1468-2079External DOI
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BMJLanguage
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2021-09-22Legacy Faculty/School/Department
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