Mobile fundus photography teams initiated early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy in primary health care in 1990. Referrals with diabetes and blindness, defined (WHO, ICD10) as best-corrected visual acuity (VA) of the better eye less than 3/60 (0.05), occurred for 172 persons (7...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness and low vision worldwide. This study examines the global burden and trends in AMD-related low vision and blindness from 1990 to 2021, with projections through 2050. Data were obtained
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative eye disease affecting the macula, primarily impacting the central region of the retina [1]. It is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in individuals over 55 worldwide, accounting for 9% of cases of legal blindness globally [2]...
Although further detailed analysis is difficult in this dataset, increased percentage of death from renal failure other than diabetic nephropathy in the blind population could have been caused by a combination of these correlations between kidney diseases and eye diseases. Further study is needed to ...
All patients ≥ 18 years of age were included in the sample. We then identified selected patients with bilateral severe visual impairment or bilateral blindness as described by their ICD-10 CM codes (eye category 2 through 5 for either eye): https://www.icd10monitor.com/looking-at-new...
Regular ophthalmological examinations help prevent the progression of SVI/B, especially in the first years after the POAG diagnosis. Specific, targeted, and timely treatments for the other eye diseases could help prevent or delay SVI/B.doi:10.1136/bmjophth-2021-000838Sophia.Nestler...
All children ≤15years attending 24 schools for the blind throughout the country were examined using the WHO Prevention of Blindness Programme (WHO/PBL) eye examination record for children, and visual loss was classified according to the International Classification of Disease (ICD). Results In all...