Global burden of blindness and vision loss among children and adolescents: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021
The findings underscore that there are extensive variations based on the type of vision impairment, age group, sex and SDI. Policies should be tailored to specific types in order to effectively alleviate the burden.
Authors
- Yinwen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2929-6223)
- Jason C. S. Yam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-1486)
- Tianwei Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7359-911X)
- Yiyang Shu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4156-6572)
- Yuzhou Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8515-3388)
- Lijia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3932-0565)
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Hong Kong Eye Hospital (CN)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai First People's Hospital (CN)
- Tongji Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjo.2025.100200
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06