Age-period-cohort analysis of the global burden of visual impairment according to major causes: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

The wide heterogeneity in age-period-cohort effects reflects different stages of societal transition and vision health. The unfavourable trends in age-period-cohort effects on disease prevalence identified in specific groups provide key information that may be used to identify priority groups in need of treatment and prevention.