Effective refractive error coverage in adults aged 50 years and older - estimates to monitor progress towards the World Health Organisation's 2030 target

Bourne, Rupert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8169-1645, Cicinelli, Maria, Keel, Stuart, Flaxman, Seth, Resnikoff, Serge and Sedighi, Tabassom (2022) Effective refractive error coverage in adults aged 50 years and older - estimates to monitor progress towards the World Health Organisation's 2030 target. The Lancet Global Health, 10 (12). E1754-E1763. ISSN 2214-109X

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Abstract

Background In 2021, WHO Member States endorsed a global target of a 40-percentage-point increase in effective refractive error coverage (eREC; with a 6/12 visual acuity threshold) by 2030. This study models global and regional estimates of eREC as a baseline for the WHO initiative. Methods The Vision Loss Expert Group analysed data from 565 448 participants of 169 population-based eye surveys conducted since 2000 to calculate eREC (met need/[met need + undermet need + unmet need]). A binary logistic regression model was used to estimate eREC by Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study super region among adults aged 50 years and older. Findings In 2021, distance eREC was 79·1% (95% CI 72·4–85·0) in the high-income super region; 62·1% (54·7–68·8) in north Africa and Middle East; 49·5% (45·0–54·0) in central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia; 40·0% (31·7–48·2) in southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania; 34·5% (29·4–40·0) in Latin America and the Caribbean; 9·0% (6·5–12·0) in south Asia; and 5·7% (3·1–9·0) in sub-Saharan Africa. eREC was higher in men and reduced with increasing age. Global distance eREC increased from 2000 to 2021 by 19·0%. Global near vision eREC for 2021 was 20·5% (95% CI 17·8–24·4). Interpretation Over the past 20 years, distance eREC has increased in each super region yet the WHO target will require substantial improvements in quantity and quality of refractive services in particular for near vision impairment.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	refractive error, near vision impairment
Faculty:	Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic User
Depositing User:	Symplectic User
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2022 16:07
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2022 16:07
URI:	https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/707971

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