Global prevalence of childhood cataract: a systematic review

Childhood cataract is an avoidable cause of visual disability worldwide and is a priority for VISION 2020: The Right to Sight. There is a paucity of information about the burden of cataract in children and the aim of this review is to assess the global prevalence of childhood cataract. The methodolo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Eye (London) 2016-09, Vol.30 (9), p.1160-1169
Hauptverfasser:	Sheeladevi, S, Lawrenson, J G, Fielder, A R, Suttle, C M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	692/699 Adolescent Cataract - congenital Cataract - epidemiology Cataract Extraction - statistics & numerical data Child Child, Preschool Databases, Factual Global Health - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Laboratory Medicine Medicine Medicine & Public Health Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology Prevalence Review Surgery Surgical Oncology
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Zusammenfassung:	Childhood cataract is an avoidable cause of visual disability worldwide and is a priority for VISION 2020: The Right to Sight. There is a paucity of information about the burden of cataract in children and the aim of this review is to assess the global prevalence of childhood cataract. The methodology for the review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We performed a literature search for studies reporting estimates of prevalence or incidence of cataract among children (aged
ISSN:	0950-222X 1476-5454
DOI:	10.1038/eye.2016.156