Trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10-24 years in the Western Pacific Region over 30 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to understand the vision health status of adolescents in the Western Pacific Region (WPR) using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data from 1990 to 2019.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive analysis of blindness and vision loss using GBD data from 1990 to 2019, analyzed trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss over time using joinpoint regression, and analyzed their independent effects on blindness and vision loss in three dimensions using age-period-cohort (APC) modeling.

Results

The prevalence of blindness and vision loss among adolescents in the WPR showed an increasing trend between 1990 and 2019 (AAPC: 0.56%) and a slight increase in YLD (AAPC: 0.11%). The joinpoint regression showed a decreasing trend after 2017

SUBMITTER: Luo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11571684 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature