Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections

Kovin Naidoo; John H Kempen; Stephen Gichuhi; Tasanee Braithwaite; Robert J Casson; Maria Vittoria Cicinelli; Aditi Das; Seth R Flaxman; Jost B Jonas; Jill Elizabeth Keeffe; Janet Leasher; Hans Limburg; Konrad Pesudovs; Serge Resnikoff; Alexander J Silvester; Nina Tahhan; Hugh R Taylor; Tien Y Wong; Rupert R A Bourne

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-315217

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Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections

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Kovin Naidoo African Vision Research Institute, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, KZN, South Africa School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John H Kempen Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA MCM Eye Unit, MyungSung Christian Medical Center and Medical School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen Gichuhi Ophthalmology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tasanee Braithwaite Vision and Eye Research Unit (VERI), Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert J Casson Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia South Australia Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maria Vittoria Cicinelli Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, MI, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Aditi Das Department of Ophthalmology, Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber, Leeds, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Seth R Flaxman Department of Mathematics and Data Science Institute, Imperial College London, London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jost B Jonas Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Seegartenklinik Heidelberg, Department of Ophthalmology, Mannheim, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jill Elizabeth Keeffe Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Janet Leasher HPD/College of Optometry, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hans Limburg Health Information Services, Grootebroek, Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Konrad Pesudovs Vision and Eye Research Unit (VERI), Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Serge Resnikoff Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alexander J Silvester Ophthalmology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nina Tahhan School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hugh R Taylor Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tien Y Wong Glaucoma, Singapore National Eye Centre & Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rupert R A Bourne Vision and Eye Research Unit (VERI), Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
on behalf of Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
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Correspondence to Professor Rupert R A Bourne, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Vision and Eye Research Unit (VERU), Cambridge, UK; rb{at}rupertbourne.co.uk

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Naidoo K, Kempen JH, Gichuhi S on behalf of Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study, et al

Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2020;104:1658-1668.

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Received September 9, 2019
Revised February 3, 2020
Accepted February 19, 2020
First published March 30, 2020.

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November 23, 2020

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