Global, regional, and national trends in DALYs for blindness and vision loss in teenagers and young adults, 1990–2019: an age-period-cohort analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Although an overall favorable trend of DALYs related to blindness and vision loss in teenagers and young adults was observed globally over the past three decades, unfavorable period and cohort effects were found in many countries, raising questions about the adequacy of their eye care across all age groups. Improvements in prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs related to blindness and vision loss in teenagers and young adults could reduce the risk for successively younger birth cohorts and for all age groups over time.