Purpose The aim of the study was a systematic review of refractive errors across the world
according to the WHO regions. Methods To extract articles on the prevalence of refractive …

To estimate the prevalence of refractive error in adults across Europe. Refractive data (mean
spherical equivalent) collected between 1990 and 2013 from fifteen population-based …

Objective To study the distribution of refractive errors among adults of European descent.
Design Population-based eye study in Germany with15 010 participants aged 35–74 years …

While myopia is an increasingly common refractive error worldwide, its prevalence is
greatest in urbanized regions in east Asia. Myopia is a complex multifactorial ocular disorder …

Purpose To report the methodology and findings of a large scale investigation of burden and
distribution of refractive error, from a contemporary and ethnically diverse study of health …

Abstract The European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC) is a 10-country
collaborative study in which EPIC-Norfolk is one of the UK centres. EPIC-Norfolk examined …

Purpose To investigate utility (a preference-based quality of life [QoL] measure) associated
with uncorrected refractive error (URE). Design Cross-sectional study. Participants A cohort …

Myopia has become a significant global public health and socioeconomic problem [1–4].
Developed countries, especially among East Asia, have been faced with high prevalence of …

Objectives To summarise the methods of the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer
(EPIC)-Norfolk Eye Study, and to present data on the prevalence of visual impairment and …

Importance Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is a common cause of visual impairment, but
its prevalence in groups of older adults who could be pragmatic targets for improving optical …