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This unique book is a comprehensive coverage of the epidemiology of the world's major blinding eye diseases, written by internationally acclaimed experts in each field. Edited by world-renowned epidemiologists and ophthalmologists, the chapters on each leading cause of blindness describe its biology, epidemiology, risk factors, clinical trials, possibilities for prevention, and new research avenues. New chapters include Research Synthesis, Epidemiology of Dry Eye Disease, and Epidemiology of Uveitis, as well as programme issues for reaching the goal of eliminating avoidable blindness by 2020.
This book is essential for any eye care practitioner interested in the causation or prevention of disease, and should be part of any public health discipline's library with a focus on improving eye health worldwide.
Sample Chapter(s)
Foreword (49 KB)
Chapter 1: Prevalence, incidence and distribution of visual impairment (511 KB)
Contents:
- Introduction:
- Prevalence, Incidence and Distribution of Vision Impairment (GVS Murthy and Gordon Johnson)
- Methodology:
- Epidemiological Research Methods: An Outline (Darwin Minassian and Hannah Kuper)
- Cross-Sectional Studies (Darwin Minassian and Hannah Kuper)
- Case-Control Studies (Astrid Fletcher)
- Cohort Studies (Emily Herrett and Hannah Kuper)
- Genetic Epidemiology (Christopher Hammond)
- Clinical Trials (Maureen Maguire)
- Screening in Ophthalmology (Richard Wormald and Robert Lindfield)
- Research Synthesis (Jennifer Evans and Richard Wormald)
- Specific Entities:
- Age-Related Cataract (Emily Gower and Sheila West)
- Epidemiology of Refractive Errors and Presbyopia (Leslie Hyman and Ilesh Patel)
- The Epidemiology of Low Vision (Gary Rubin)
- Glaucoma (Paul Foster and Harry Quigley)
- Visual Impairment and Blindness in Children (Clare Gilbert, Jugnoo Rahi, Keith West Jr, Alfred Sommer, Volker Klauss, Ulrich Schaller, Edward Wilson, Rupal Trivedi, Maria Papadopoulos, Peng Tee Khaw, Subhadra Jalali and Graham Quinn)
- Dry Eye Disease (Debra Schaumberg and Giulio Ferrari)
- Corneal and External Diseases (John Whitcher, Mathua Srinivasan, Madan Upadhyay, Stephen Tuft, Bita Manzouri, Stephanie Watson, John Dart, Paul Courtright, Susan Lewallen and Gordon Johnson)
- Epidemiology of Trachoma (Sheila West and Robin Bailey)
- Onchocerciasis (Adrian Hopkins)
- The Epidemiology of Uveitis (Jennifer Thorne and Douglas Jabs)
- Ocular Complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (John Kempen)
- Diabetic Retinopathy (Barbara Klein and Ronald Klein)
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Jennifer Evans and Tien Wong)
- Prevention Strategies:
- From Epidemiology to Programme (Robert Lindfield, Hans Limburg and Allen Foster)
- Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable Blindness (Robert Lindfield, Ivo Kocur, Hans Limburg and Allen Foster)
Readership: Non-governmental organizations, eye care program managers, government officials and anybody overseeing eye care services.
