Quantifying the impact of disease severity changes on the burden of blindness: A global decomposition analysis

• DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.04248
• Publication Date: 2024-11-01T12:44:06Z
• Authors: Jianqi Chen; Xiaohong Chen; Yingting Zhu; Zhidong Li; Xuhao Chen; Xu Cao; Yangyang Li; Yuwen Wen; Liyan Liu; Yue Xiao; Jinan Zhan; Haishun Huang; Yingfeng Zheng; Yiqing Li; Yantao Wei; Yehong Zhuo
• Keywords: Male; Disability-Adjusted Life Years; Articles; Middle Aged; Blindness; Global Health; Severity of Illness Index; Global Burden of Disease; 03 medical and health sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; 0302 clinical medicine; Cost of Illness; Prevalence; Humans; Female; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Aged

Despite the significant impact of blindness on affected individuals' quality life, its burden has not been assessed according to temporal cause-specific changes in severity, impeding our ability evaluate population health accurately. Therefore, we aimed comprehensively quantify disease severity for 18 causes blindness.