Summary 94 million people are blind or visually impaired globally, and cataract is the most
common cause of blindness worldwide. However, most cases of blindness are avoidable …

The accelerated growth in electronic health records (EHR), Internet-of-Things, mHealth,
telemedicine, and artificial intelligence (AI) in the recent years have significantly fuelled the …

Background Age-related eye diseases and cognitive frailty (CF) are both important
predictors of adverse health outcomes in older adults, however, little is known about their …

Cataract is a major cause of blindness worldwide. In particular, in low-income countries, the
burden of disease as well as its direct and indirect economic cost are a major challenge for …

Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial ocular surface disorder characterized by loss of
tear film homeostasis with associated ocular symptoms, like dryness, foreign body …

With the aging of the global population, the health care burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
and dementia is considered to increase dramatically in the coming decades. Given the …

Objective Monitoring health outcomes disaggregated by socioeconomic position (SEP) is
crucial to ensure no one is left behind in efforts to achieve universal health coverage. In eye …

Visual impairment and blindness affect an estimated 1.1 billion people worldwide, with at
least half of these cases being preventable or treatable through cost-effective interventions …

Background Population surveys are necessary to measure a community's eye care needs.
We conducted simultaneous surveys in two regions in Malaysia in 2023 to estimate the …

Objectives In pursuit of health equity, the World Health Organization has recently called for
more extensive monitoring of inequalities in eye health. Population-based eye health …