ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
Time trends and heterogeneity in the disease burden of visual impairment due to cataract, 1990-2019: A global analysis.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Expression and mechanistic roles of long non-coding RNAs in diabetic cataract: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Biology direct · 2026Pooled it
- An exploration of safe and efficient nucleus fragmentation strategies for femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in short axial length patients.BMC ophthalmology · 2024Trial
- Socioeconomic factors affecting visual acuity in cataract camps.International ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Virtual simulation system in cataract education for medical undergraduates: a prospective quasi-experimental study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
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- Global regional and national burden of cataract attributable to high body mass index from 1990 to 2019.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of cataract: A comprehensive analysis and projections from 1990 to 2021.PloS one · 2025Article
- Changing Trends in the Global Burden of Cataract Over the Past 30 Years: Retrospective Data Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- Significant improvements in cataract treatment and persistent inequalities in access to cataract surgery among older Poles from 2009 to 2019: results of the PolSenior and PolSenior2 surveys.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the disease burden of cataract and evaluate the contributions of risk factors to cataract-associated disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Materials and methods: Prevalence and DALYs of visual impairment due to cataract were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2019 to explore time trends and annual changes. Regional and country-level socioeconomic indexes were obtained from open databases. The time trend of prevalence and DALYs was demonstrated. Stepwise multiple linear regression was used to evaluate associations between the age-standardized rate of DALYs of cataract and potential predictors. Results: Global Prevalence rate of visual impairment due to cataract rose by 58.45% to 1,253.9 per 100,000 population (95% CI: 1,103.3 to 1,417.7 per 100,000 population) in 2019 and the DALYs rate rose by 32.18% from 65.3 per 100,000 population (95% CI: 46.4 to 88.2 per 100,000 population) in 1990 to 86.3 per 100,000 population (95% CI: 61.5 to 116.4 per 100,000 population) in 2019. Stepwise multiple linear regression model showed that higher refractive error prevalence (β = 0.036, 95% CI: 0.022, 0.050, Conclusion: Substantial increases in the prevalence of visual impairment and DALYs of cataract were observed from 1990 to 2019. Successful global initiatives targeting improving cataract surgical rate and quality, especially in regions with lower socioeconomic status, is a prerequisite to combating this growing burden of cataract in the aging society.
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