Prevalence and causes of vision loss in North Africa and Middle East in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections.
Rim KahlounMoncef KhairallahSerge ResnikoffMaria Vittoria CicinelliSeth R FlaxmanAditi DasJost Bruno JonasJill E KeeffeJohn H KempenJanet L LeasherHans LimburgKovin NaidooKonrad PesudovsAlexander J SilvesterNina TahhanHugh R TaylorTien Yin WongRupert R A Bournenull nullPublished in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2018)
In 2015 cataract and uncorrected refractive error were the major causes of vision loss in the NAME region. Proportions of vision impairment from cataract, corneal opacity and trachoma are expected to decrease by 2020, and those from uncorrected refractive error, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration are predicted to increase by 2020.