… Visual impairment (VI) creates a substantial health burden … suffer from blindness and low
vision in China, respectively, … VI may lead to physical disability, difficulties in usual activities…

… burden of visual impairment will change over time in China. … This population had a high
incidence of visual impairment … of diabetes in Chinese adults living in mainland China has …

… Collectively, these findings suggested a considerable burden of DR in mainland China. …
the population living in mainland China (124, 125). In both Beijing and Handan eye studies, the …

… adult population: the Handan Eye Study. … the burden of VI from URE and identifies the
burden of VI from various … mainland China. Although there are small differences, we believe the …

… identified, these could provide concurrent targets for various public health strategies and
interventions with the aim of reducing the burden of VI among the population with DM in China. …

… 5 autonomous regions of mainland China: 1 municipality (Beijing) and 2 provinces … studies
provided useful information on the magnitude and burden of vision impairment and blindness …

… in mainland China. In Beijing[37] and Guangzhou[38], 80% and 62% of cataract-operated …
Cataract blindness is still and will continue to be a heavy burden for the aging population in …

… Citation5 Visual impairment substantially aggravates the social and medical burdens led by
… Compared with other countries, the prevalence of visual impairment in mainland China was …

… China, with the largest and fastest aging population in the world, … eye diseases which can
ultimately cause visual impairment (VI) [1-4]. According to the Global Burden of Disease Study …

… the economic burden on society. The increased prevalence of … blindness based on BCVA)
11 and the Handan Eye Study (… or unilateral presenting visual impairment in the current study, …