Prevalence, incidence and distribution of visual impairment
2012; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1142/9781848166271_0001
Autores Tópico(s)Corneal surgery and disorders
ResumoThe Epidemiology of Eye Disease, pp. 3-61 (2012) No AccessPrevalence, incidence and distribution of visual impairmentGVS MURTHY and GORDON JOHNSONGVS MURTHY and GORDON JOHNSONhttps://doi.org/10.1142/9781848166271_0001Cited by:6 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract: The following sections are included: Introduction: the scope of ophthalmic epidemiology The magnitude of global blindness Summary of global blindness Summary of global causes Sources of data for blindness and visual impairment Possible sources of preliminary data Blindness registration statistics Schools and institutions for the blind Population-based sample surveys Definitions Definition: magnitude Definition: blindness, low vision and visual impairment Methods and definitions: measuring visual acuity Definitions in recent surveys Prevalence data derived from surveys The Global Data Bank of WHO/PBD Trends in global blindness with time Prevalence of blindness by health region Limitations of prevalence surveys Trends of prevalence with time Incidence of blindness Causes of blindness Problems of nomenclature The problem of multiple causes and of different causes in the two eyes Trends in causes with time Numbers for particular causes Patterns of distribution of blindness Demography Geography Socio-economic factors The concept of 'avoidable blindness' Conclusions Future research needs EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA References FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 6Visual impairment and blindness in the Xingu Indigenous Park – BrazilArthur Gustavo Fernandes, Monica Alves, Roberta Andrade e Nascimento, Natalia Yumi Valdrighi and Rafael Cunha de Almeida et al.30 August 2021 | International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol. 20, No. 1Luminance Contrast of Accessible Tactile Indicators for People With Visual ImpairmentAldyfra Luhulima Lukman, Catherine Bridge, Stephen John Dain and Mei-Ying Boon12 April 2019 | Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications, Vol. 28, No. 2Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment and Blindness in Adults Aged 45 Years and Older from Parintins: The Brazilian Amazon Region Eye SurveyJoão M. Furtado, Adriana Berezovsky, Nívea N. Ferraz, Sergio Muñoz and Arthur G. Fernandes et al.4 June 2019 | Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Vol. 26, No. 5Post-traumatic stress reactions among individuals with visual impairments: a systematic reviewAudun Brunes, Marianne B. Hansen and Trond Heir12 April 2018 | Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 41, No. 18Avoidable Waste in Ophthalmic Epidemiology: A Review of Blindness Prevalence Surveys in Low and Middle Income Countries 2000–2014Jacqueline Ramke, Hannah Kuper, Hans Limburg, Jennifer Kinloch and Wenhui Zhu et al.8 September 2017 | Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Vol. 25, No. 1Artificial corneas versus donor corneas for repeat corneal transplantsEsen K Akpek, Majed Alkharashi, Frank S Hwang, Sueko M Ng and Kristina Lindsley5 November 2014 | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 116 The Epidemiology of Eye DiseaseMetrics History PDF download
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