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Global disease burden of uncorrected refractive error among adolescents from 1990 to 2019 [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background To estimate the global disease burden of uncorrected refractive error (URE) among adolescents and assess the contributions of various risk factors to disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to URE. Methods Global, regional and country-level
Zhenlan Yang, Guangming Jin, Zijing Li, Yunru Liao, Xiang Gao, Yichi Zhang, Yuqing Lan   +6 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Influence of uncorrected refractive error and unmet refractive error on visual impairment in a Brazilian population. [PDF]

BMC Ophthalmol, 2014
Ferraz FH, Corrente JE, Opromolla P, Schellini SA.   +3 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Uncorrected refractive errors

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
Global estimates indicate that more than 2.3 billion people in the world suffer from poor vision due to refractive error; of which 670 million people are considered visually impaired because they do not have access to corrective treatment.
Kovin S Naidoo, Jyoti Jaggernath
doaj   +2 more sources

Visual Impairment from Uncorrected Refractive Error among Participants in a Novel Program to Improve Eye Care Access among Low-Income Adults in Michigan. [PDF]

Ophthalmology, 2023
Killeen OJ, Niziol LM, Elam AR, Bicket AK, John D, Wood SD, Musch DC, Zhang J, Johnson L, Kershaw M, Woodward MA, Newman-Casey PA.   +11 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Prevalence and association of uncorrected refractive error among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is one of the main causes of visual impairments. URE may reduce interaction and learning in the classroom, leading to social isolation, irreversible amblyopia, lack of external knowledge, and restrictions on ...
Yue Zhou, Xiaojuan Chen, Xiaobo Huang, Lele Li, Yan Zhu, Qi Cai, Yu Song, Zhi Min Sun, Peirong Lu   +8 more
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Prevalence of refractive errors, uncorrected refractive error, and presbyopia in adults in India: A systematic review

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Purpose: The objective of this review is to estimate the prevalence of refractive errors, uncorrected refractive error (URE), and uncorrected presbyopia in adults aged ≥30 years in India.
Sethu Sheeladevi, Bharani Seelam, Phanindra B Nukella, Rishi R Borah, Rahul Ali, Lisa Keay   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by Uncorrected Refractive Error: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020. [PDF]

Eye (Lond)
Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study, GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators.   +1 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The burden of uncorrected refractive error [PDF]

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Santosh G Honavar
doaj   +2 more sources

Proposed task shifting integrated with telemedicine to address uncorrected refractive error in Kenya: Delphi study. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Muma S, Naidoo KS, Hansraj R.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Childhood visual impairment in Qassim region of Saudi Arabia prevalence causes and risk factors [PDF]

Scientific Reports
To assess the prevalence of childhood visual impairment and refractive errors, as well as the causes and risk factors associated with visual impairment among children in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study included 850 children (
Saif Hassan Alrasheed, Muhammed S. Alluwimi, Saleh Alshammeri, Sulaiman Aldakhil, Majid A. Moafa, Waleed M. Alghamdi, Bandar M. Alenezi   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources