Journal article
Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many causes of vision impairment can be prevented or treated. With an ageing global population, the demands for eye health services are increasing. We estimated the prevalence and relative contribution of avoidable causes of blindness and vision impairment globally from 1990 to 2020. We aimed to compare the results with the World Health Assembly Global Action Plan (WHA GAP) target of a 25% global reduction from 2010 to 2019 in …
Authors
Collaborators GBAVI; Adelson JD; Bourne RRA; Briant PS; Flaxman SR; Taylor HRB; Jonas JB; Abdoli AA; Abrha WA; Abualhasan A
Journal
The Lancet Global Health, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. e144–e160
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2021
DOI
10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30489-7
ISSN
2572-116X