Association between vision impairment and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of individuals with vision impairment worldwide is increasing because of an ageing population. We aimed to systematically identify studies describing the association between vision impairment and mortality, and to assess the association between vision impairment and all-cause mortality.

Methods

For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase, and Global Health database on Feb 1, 2020, for studies published in English between database inception and Feb 1, 2020. We included prospective and retrospective cohort studies that measured the association between vision impairment and all-cause mortality in people aged 40 years or older who were followed up for 1 year or more. In a protocol amendment, we also included randomised c

SUBMITTER: Ehrlich JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7966688 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature