2012
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.634815
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An estimation of the worldwide economic and health burden of visual impairment

Abstract: This study aims to provide a rigorous estimate of the worldwide costs of visual impairment (VI), and the associated health burden. The study used a prevalence-based model. Prevalence rates for mild VI (visual acuity (VA) worse than 6/12 but not worse than 6/18), moderate VI (VA worse than 6/18 but not worse than 6/60) and blindness (VA worse than 6/60) were applied to population forecasts for each World Health Organisation (WHO) subregion. The limited available country cost data were extrapolated between subre… Show more

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“…It is emerging as one of the primary causes of vision impairment in the developed world (Gordois et al. 2012). …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is emerging as one of the primary causes of vision impairment in the developed world (Gordois et al. 2012). …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 The worldwide economic burden of vision loss is estimated to be about US $3 trillion in 2010 and is anticipated to increase significantly by 2020. 2 Therefore, strategies to develop animal models that closely mirror human ocular diseases are necessary for a better understanding of the underlying causes and in parallel for the development of novel therapeutic approaches. Over the past decade, zebrafish have become an established model to study a variety of human diseases and are more recently becoming a valuable tool for the study of human ophthalmological disorders.…”
Section: Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment in elderly individuals, and approximately 50 million old people suffer from AMD worldwide [1]. Based on the clinical classification, AMD can occur as dry (atrophic) or wet (exudative) forms depending on the presence of choroidal neovascularization.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%