In adult population more than 16 million cases of visual
impairment were registered during 2013. More than 1/3 of them were newly
diagnosed. The incidence rate of the diseases of the eye and adnexa is 11299.7
per 100 000 people. In children, the incidence rate is 13245.5 per 100 000 with
a total number of visual impairment cases amounting to 3.5 million.
The number of peoples affected by eye diseases:
Refractive
errors – 5 million
Cataract –
2.64 million
Glaucoma –
1.1 million
AMD – 240
000
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