Prevalence and causes of blindness and vision impairment among people 50 years and older in Nepal: A national Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness survey
The prevalence of blindness was higher among women than men and varied by province. The Lumbini and Madesh Provinces in the Terai (plains) region had higher prevalence of blindness than elsewhere. Cataract was the leading cause of blindness, severe vision impairment and moderate vision impairment while refractive error was the leading cause of mild vision impairment.
Authors
- Yuddha Dhoj Sapkota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6050-787X)
- Reeta Gurung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1753-5848)
- Islay Mactaggart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6287-0384)
- Ranjan Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4855-8751)
- Matthew J. Burton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1872-9169)
- Mohan Krishna Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4592-6715)
- Parikshit Gogate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7008-5463)
- Brish Bahadur Shahi
- Sailesh Kumar Mishra
- Rajiv Khandekar
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (GB)
- Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (NP)
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Community Eye Care Foundation (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309037
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.36
Funders
- International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness