Trends and drivers of blindness and vision loss burden attributable to age-related macular degeneration from 1990 to 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the trends and drivers of the burden of blindness and vision loss (BVL) attributable to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) from 1990 to 2021.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Studies from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021 database, generated from population-representative data sources identified through a literature review and research collaborations, were included.ParticipantsBVL attributable to AMD participants.

Outcomes

Total numbers and age-standardised rates of prevalence and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were the main outcomes. Secondary outcomes consisted of the temporal trends in the BVL burden attributable to AMD at global, regional and national levels, using an age-period-cohort model, and

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12306362 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature