Background In the absence of accessible, good quality eye health services and inclusive
environments, vision loss can impact individuals, households and communities in many …

PURPOSE: To identify the potential effect on global economic productivity of successful
interventions, that are planned as part of the “VISION 2020—right to sight” initiative. The …

Purpose Vision impairment is a leading and largely preventable cause of disability
worldwide. However, no study of global and regional trends in the prevalence of vision …

Background Data on causes of vision impairment and blindness are important for
development of public health policies, but comprehensive analysis of change in prevalence …

Purpose To estimate the economic burden of vision loss (VL) in the United States and by
state. Design Analysis of secondary data sources (American Community Survey [ACS] …

Background To quantify the economic impact of sight loss and blindness in the United
Kingdom (UK) population, including direct and indirect costs, and its burden on health …

The World Health Organisation defines blindness as a best corrected visual acuity of less
than 3/60.1 Using this definition it is estimated that there are currently 37 9 million blind …

Vision impairment (VI) can have wide ranging economic impact on individuals, households,
and health systems. The aim of this systematic review was to describe and summarise the …

Purpose We estimated the potential global economic productivity loss resulting from vision
impairment (VI) and blindness as a result of uncorrected myopia and myopic macular …

Purpose: To estimate the annual loss of productivity from blindness and moderate to severe
visual impairment (MSVI) in the population aged> 50 years in the European Union (EU) …