Jost B Jonas, Ronnie George, Rashima Asokan, Seth R Flaxman, Jill Keeffe, Janet Leasher, Kovin Naidoo, Konrad Pesudovs, Holly Price, Lingam Vijaya, Richard A White, Tien Y Wong, Serge Resnikoff, Hugh R Taylor, Rupert R A Bourne
BACKGROUND: To examine the prevalence, patterns and trends of vision impairment and its causes from 1990 to 2010 in Central and South Asia. METHODS: Based on the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2010 and ongoing literature searches, we examined prevalence and causes of moderate and severe vision impairment (MSVI; presenting visual acuity <6/18, ≥3/60) and blindness (presenting visual acuity <3/60). RESULTS: In Central Asia, the estimated age-standardised prevalence of blindness decreased from 0...
May 2014: British Journal of Ophthalmology