Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

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dc.contributor.authorBacha, Umer
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-20T11:37:42Z
dc.date.available2019-03-20T11:37:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractObjectives To report the estimated trend in prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) due to vision loss (VL) in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) from 1990 to 2015. Methods The estimated trends in age-standardized prevalence and the YLDs rate due to VL in 22 EMR countries were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2015 study. The association of Socio-demographic Index (SDI) with changes in prevalence and YLDs of VL was evaluated using a multilevel mixed model. Results The age-standardized prevalence of VL in the EMR was 18.2% in 1990 and 15.5% in 2015. The total age-standardized YLDs rate attributed to all-cause VL in EMR was 536.9 per 100,000 population in 1990 and 482.3 per 100,000 population in 2015. For each 0.1 unit increase in SDI, the age-standardized prevalence and YLDs rate of VL showed a reduction of 1.5% (p < 0.001) and 23.9 per 100,000 population (p < 0.001), respectively. Conclusions The burden of VL is high in the EMR; however, it shows a descending trend over the past 25 years. EMR countries need to establish comprehensive eye care programs in their health care systems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMokdad, A. H., Safi, S., Ahmadieh, H., Katibeh, M., Yaseri, M., Ramezani, A., . . . Reg, Bacha, U. (2018). Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 199-210. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1000-7. (Umer Bacha (SHS), (JCR Listed))en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/3713
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectEastern Mediterranean region, Global burden of disease, Vision, impairment, Vision disorderen_US
dc.titleBurden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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