Statistics and Data

Prevalence of Blindness Data

Citations and Abstracts from April 2004 Archives of Ophthalmology

Several papers describing the meta-analysis used to obtain the prevalence data contained in the Vision Problems in the U.S. (PDF *) report published in 2002 have published in a themed issue of the April 2004 Archives of Ophthalmology. This NEI-supported research provides an in-depth description of the data analysis and includes projections for the year 2020 regarding the prevalence of four diseases (age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma) and disorders among Whites, African-Americans, and Hispanics.

• Blindness and Visual Impairment-A Public Health Issue for the Future as Well as Today (editorial)
  Archives of Ophthalmology 2004; 122:451-452

• Prevalence of Open-Angle Glaucoma Among Adults in the United States
  Archives of Ophthalmology 2004; 122:532-538

• Prevalence of Cataract and Pseudophakia/Aphakia Among Adults in the United States
  Archives of Ophthalmology 2004; 122:487-494

• Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy Among Adults in the United States
  Archives of Ophthalmology 2004; 122:552-563

• The Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy Among Adult Type I Diabetic Persons in the United States
  Archives of Ophthalmology 2004; 122:546-551

• Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the United States
  Archives of Ophthalmology 2004; 122:564-572

• The Prevalence of Refractive Errors Among Adults in the United States, Western Europe, and Australia
  Archives of Ophthalmology 2004; 122:495-505

• Causes and Prevalence of Visual Impairment Among Adults in the United States
  Archives of Ophthalmology 2004; 122:477-485