Visual impairment and blindness due to macular diseases globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Visual Impairment and Blindness Due to Macular Diseases Globally: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis JOST B. JONAS, RUPERT R.A. BOURNE, RICHARD A. WHITE, SETH R. FLAXMAN, JILL KEEFFE, JANET LEASHER, KOVIN NAIDOO, KONRAD PESUDOVS, HOLLY PRICE, TIEN Y. WONG, SERGE RESNIKOFF, AND HUGH R. TAYLOR, ON BEHALF OF THE VISION LOSS EXPERT GROUP OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE STUDY
PURPOSE:

To estimate the number of people visually impaired or blind due to macular diseases except those caused by diabetic maculopathy.
DESIGN: Meta-analysis.
METHODS: Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 and ongoing literature research, we examined how many people were affected by vision impairment (presenting visual acuity