Global, regional and national burden of major blindness-associated ophthalmologic conditions, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
As populations age, the global burden of vision loss is projected to grow, with particularly high impact in lower-sociodemographic index regions such as Southern Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Authors
- Damien Yeo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8601-7000)
- Dong Keon Yon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1628-9948)
- Jee Myung Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5729-2233)
- Lee Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-9833)
- Jin Young Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8670-7036)
- Jaehyeong Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7213-5033)
- Ha-Yeon Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4648-586X)
- Seung Ha Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0066-3047)
- Jinseok Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8580-490X)
- Jie Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3000-3280)
- Sooji Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1413-378X)
- Jiseung Kang
- Yesol Yim
Institutions
- Ulsan College (KR)
- Korea University (KR)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- Kyung Hee University (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
- CHA University (KR)
- Korea University (JP)
- Anglia Ruskin University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2025-327917
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35