SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Indigenous Eye Health in the Americas: The Burden of Vision Impairment and Ocular Diseases.
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- Barriers to access to ophthalmology services in Latin America: A Scoping review.Eye (London, England) · 2026Article
- Vision Screening and Vision Loss-Related Conditions Among American Indian or Alaska Native Children.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Kaupapa Māori approaches to improve Māori eye health: a protocol for a scoping review.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Transformer Architectures and Ensemble Methods for Automated Glaucoma Screening in Fundus Images from Portable Ophthalmoscopes.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment among yanomami Indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon region: a cross-sectional observational study at CASAI-Y.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Access to Myopia Care in the United States-A Narrative Review.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Review
- In-depth analysis of the medical supply for indigenous people in North-Eastern Colombia: a dominance of infectious diseases and only insufficient therapeutic options.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Pattern of Refractive Errors Among Yanomami Indigenous People in the Brazilian Amazon: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Clinical & experimental ophthalmologyObservational
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Abstract
Review of the burden of vision impairment and blindness and ocular disease occurrence in Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. We systematically reviewed findings of the frequency of vision impairment and blindness and/or frequency of ocular findings in Indigenous groups. The database search yielded 2829 citations, of which 2747 were excluded. We screened the full texts of 82 records for relevance and excluded 16. The remaining 66 articles were examined thoroughly, and 25 presented sufficient data to be included. Another 7 articles derived from references were included, summing a total of 32 studies selected. When considering adults over 40 years old, the highest frequencies of vision impairment and blindness in Indigenous Peoples varied from 11.1% in high-income North America to 28.5% in tropical Latin America, whose rates are considerably higher than those in the general population. Most of the ocular diseases reported were preventable and/or treatable, so blindness prevention programs should focus on accessibility to eye examinations, cataract surgeries, control of infectious diseases, and spectacles distribution. Finally, we recommend actions in six areas of attention towards improving the eye health in Indigenous Peoples: access and integration of eye services with primary care; telemedicine; customized propaedeutics; education on eye health; and quality of data.
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