Epidemiology of eye disease / Global Burden of Disease Study
Professor Rupert Bourne and Dr Holly Price
Current activities:
- To establish the global burden of visual impairment and blindness.
- To collaborate with 45 international partners on the systematic review of the data on all eye diseases (Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study) published between 1980 and 2008.
- Analysis of a National Eye Survey for prevalence of glaucoma and incidence of glaucoma in Pakistan.
Outcomes:
Surveys of eye disease coordinated with international partners in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand and Greenland over the last few years have produced important data on the burden of eye disease in these populations. We have contributed towards the understanding of the burden of glaucoma worldwide through publications of surveys of eye disease in Thailand and Greenland. Specifically, the data has highlighted particular risk groups for eye disease and the visual impairment and blindness that these cause.
The nationally representative surveys of Bangladesh (12,500 adults) and Pakistan (16,000 adults) are among the largest population-based surveys of eye disease ever undertaken, and their results have been used to inform government and non-governmental organisations on issues of health policy, which have had a direct impact on eye care in these countries. The Global Burden of Disease Project involves a major systematic review of all population-based studies of eye disease undertaken since 1980 and seeks to estimate the current and historic burden of eye disease (and all other diseases) in the World.
Grants:
2008: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ($25,000): for Global Burden of Disease Project.
Surveys of eye disease coordinated with international partners in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand and Greenland over the last few years have produced important data on the burden of eye disease in these populations. We have contributed towards the understanding of the burden of glaucoma worldwide through publications of surveys of eye disease in Thailand and Greenland. Specifically, the data has highlighted particular risk groups for eye disease and the visual impairment and blindness that these cause.
The nationally representative surveys of Bangladesh (12,500 adults) and Pakistan (16,000 adults) are among the largest population-based surveys of eye disease ever undertaken, and their results have been used to inform government and non-governmental organisations on issues of health policy, which have had a direct impact on eye care in these countries. The Global Burden of Disease Project involves a major systematic review of all population-based studies of eye disease undertaken since 1980 and seeks to estimate the current and historic burden of eye disease (and all other diseases) in the World.
Grants:
2008: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ($25,000): for Global Burden of Disease Project.
Publications
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Bourne, R.R., (2007). Uncorrected refractive error and presbyopia: accommodating the unmet need. Br J Ophthalmol, 91(7):848-50.
Bourne, R., Dineen, B., Jadoon, Z., Lee, P.S., Khan, A., Johnson, G.J., Foster, A., Khan, D., (2007). Outcomes of cataract surgery in Pakistan: results from The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. Br J Ophthalmol, 91(4):420-6.
Bourne, R., Dineen, B., Jadoon, Z., Lee, P., Khan, A., Johnson, G., Foster, A., Khan, D., (2005). Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group. The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey - Research Design, Eye Examination Methodology and Results of the Pilot Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 12:321-333.
Bourne, R.R.A., Dineen, B.P., Ali, S.M., Noorul Huq, D.M., Johnson, G.J., (2004). Correction of Refractive Error in the Adult Population of Bangladesh: Meeting the Unmet Need. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.; 45:410-417.
Bourne, R.R.A., Dineen, B., Ali, S.M., Noorul Huq, D.M., Johnson, G.J., (2004). Prevalence of Refractive Error in Bangladeshi Adults - results of the National Blindness and Low Vision Survey of Bangladesh. Ophthalmology; 111:1150-1160.
Bourne, R., Dineen, B., Jadoon, Z., Lee, P.S., Khan, A., Johnson, G.J., Foster, A., Khan, D., (2007). Outcomes of cataract surgery in Pakistan: results from The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. Br J Ophthalmol, 91(4):420-6.
Bourne, R., Dineen, B., Jadoon, Z., Lee, P., Khan, A., Johnson, G., Foster, A., Khan, D., (2005). Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group. The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey - Research Design, Eye Examination Methodology and Results of the Pilot Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 12:321-333.
Bourne, R.R.A., Dineen, B.P., Ali, S.M., Noorul Huq, D.M., Johnson, G.J., (2004). Correction of Refractive Error in the Adult Population of Bangladesh: Meeting the Unmet Need. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.; 45:410-417.
Bourne, R.R.A., Dineen, B., Ali, S.M., Noorul Huq, D.M., Johnson, G.J., (2004). Prevalence of Refractive Error in Bangladeshi Adults - results of the National Blindness and Low Vision Survey of Bangladesh. Ophthalmology; 111:1150-1160.
Bourne, R.R.A., Rosser, D.A., Sukudom, P., Dineen, B., Laidlaw, D.A.H., Johnson, G.J.J., Murdoch, I.E., (2003). Evaluating a new logMAR chart designed to improve visual acuity assessment in population- based surveys. Eye; 17(6): 754-758.
Bourne, R.R.A., Dineen, B.P., Ali, S.M., Huq, D.M.N., Johnson, G.J., (2003). The Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Bangladesh- results from a population-based nationwide survey. Br J Ophthalmol; 87:813-819.
Bourne, R.R.A., Sukudom, P., Foster, P.J., Tantisevi, V., Jitapunkul, S., Lee, P.S., Johnson, G.J., Rojanapongpun, P., (2003). The prevalence of glaucoma in Thailand: a population-based survey in Rom Klao district, Bangkok. Br J Ophthalmol; 87: 1069-107
Bourne, R.R.A., Dineen, B., Ali, S.M., Huq, D.M.N., Johnson, G.J., (2002). The National Blindness and Low Vision Prevalence Survey of Bangladesh - research design, eye examination methodology and results of the pilot study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Vol 9:119-132.
Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R., Jadoon, Z., Shah, S.P., Khan, M.A., Foster, A., Gilbert, C.E., Khan, M.D.;(2007). Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group. Causes of blindness and visual impairment in Pakistan. The Pakistan national blindness and visual impairment survey. Br J Ophthalmol, 91(8):1005-10.
Bourne, R.R.A., Dineen, B.P., Ali, S.M., Huq, D.M.N., Johnson, G.J., (2003). The Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Bangladesh- results from a population-based nationwide survey. Br J Ophthalmol; 87:813-819.
Bourne, R.R.A., Sukudom, P., Foster, P.J., Tantisevi, V., Jitapunkul, S., Lee, P.S., Johnson, G.J., Rojanapongpun, P., (2003). The prevalence of glaucoma in Thailand: a population-based survey in Rom Klao district, Bangkok. Br J Ophthalmol; 87: 1069-107
Bourne, R.R.A., Dineen, B., Ali, S.M., Huq, D.M.N., Johnson, G.J., (2002). The National Blindness and Low Vision Prevalence Survey of Bangladesh - research design, eye examination methodology and results of the pilot study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Vol 9:119-132.
Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R., Jadoon, Z., Shah, S.P., Khan, M.A., Foster, A., Gilbert, C.E., Khan, M.D.;(2007). Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group. Causes of blindness and visual impairment in Pakistan. The Pakistan national blindness and visual impairment survey. Br J Ophthalmol, 91(8):1005-10.
Dineen, B.P., Bourne, R.R.A., Rosser, D.A., Ali, S.M., Huq, D.M.N., Laidlaw, D.A.H., Johnson, G.J.J., Murdoch, I.E., (2005). Inter- and Intra-examiner agreement in the measurement of monocular and binocular visual acuity using the ?Reduced logMAR? tumbling E chart. Eye, In Press.
Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R.A., Ali, S.M., Huq, D.M.N., Johnson, G.J., (2003). Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in Bangladeshi adults - results of the National Blindness and Low Vision Survey of Bangladesh. Br J Ophthalmol; 87:820-828.
Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R.A., Ali, S.M., Huq, D.M.N., Johnson, G.J., (2002). Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in Bangladeshi adults - results of the National Blindness and Low Vision Survey of Bangladesh. Trans. Ophthalmol Soc Bang; 29 (2):101-111.
Gilbert, C.E., Shah, S.P., Jadoon, M.Z., Bourne, R., Dineen, B., Khan, M.A., Johnson, G.J.,Khan, M.D. on behalf of the Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group, (2008). Poverty and blindness in Pakistan: results from the Pakistan national blindness and visual impairment survey. British Medical Journal, 336: 29 - 32
Jadoon, M.Z., Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R.A., Shah, S.P., Khan, A., Johnson, G.J., Gilbert, C.E., Khan, M.D., (2006). Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Pakistan: The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci; 47(11):4749-55.
Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R.A., Ali, S.M., Huq, D.M.N., Johnson, G.J., (2003). Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in Bangladeshi adults - results of the National Blindness and Low Vision Survey of Bangladesh. Br J Ophthalmol; 87:820-828.
Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R.A., Ali, S.M., Huq, D.M.N., Johnson, G.J., (2002). Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in Bangladeshi adults - results of the National Blindness and Low Vision Survey of Bangladesh. Trans. Ophthalmol Soc Bang; 29 (2):101-111.
Gilbert, C.E., Shah, S.P., Jadoon, M.Z., Bourne, R., Dineen, B., Khan, M.A., Johnson, G.J.,Khan, M.D. on behalf of the Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group, (2008). Poverty and blindness in Pakistan: results from the Pakistan national blindness and visual impairment survey. British Medical Journal, 336: 29 - 32
Jadoon, M.Z., Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R.A., Shah, S.P., Khan, A., Johnson, G.J., Gilbert, C.E., Khan, M.D., (2006). Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Pakistan: The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci; 47(11):4749-55.
Jadoon, Z., Shah, S.P., Bourne, R., Dineen, B., Khan, M.A., Gilbert, C.E., Foster, A., Khan, M.D.; (2007). Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group. Cataract prevalence, cataract surgical coverage and barriers to uptake of cataract surgical services in Pakistan: the Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. Br J Ophthalmol, 91(10):1269-73.
Shah, S.P., Jadoon, M.Z., Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R., Johnson, G.J., Gilbert, C.E., Khan, M.D., (2008). Refractive errors in the adult Pakistani population: the national blindness and visual impairment survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 15(3):183-90.
Shah, S.P., Minto, H., Jadoon, M.Z., Bourne, R.R., Dineen, B., Gilbert, C.E., Khan, M.D.; (2008). Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group. Prevalence and causes of functional low vision and implications for services: the Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 49(3):887-93.
Shah, S.P., Dineen ,B., Jadoon, Z., Bourne, R., Khan, M.A., Johnson, G.J., De Stavola, B., Gilbert, C., Khan, M.D., (2007). Lens opacities in adults in Pakistan: prevalence and risk factors. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 14(6):381-9.
Smith, T.S., Szetu, J., Bourne, R.R., (2007). The prevalence and severity of diabetic retinopathy, associated risk factors and vision loss in patients registered with type 2 diabetes in Luganville, Vanuatu. Br J Ophthalmol, 91(4):415-9.
Shah, S.P., Jadoon, M.Z., Dineen, B., Bourne, R.R., Johnson, G.J., Gilbert, C.E., Khan, M.D., (2008). Refractive errors in the adult Pakistani population: the national blindness and visual impairment survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 15(3):183-90.
Shah, S.P., Minto, H., Jadoon, M.Z., Bourne, R.R., Dineen, B., Gilbert, C.E., Khan, M.D.; (2008). Pakistan National Eye Survey Study Group. Prevalence and causes of functional low vision and implications for services: the Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 49(3):887-93.
Shah, S.P., Dineen ,B., Jadoon, Z., Bourne, R., Khan, M.A., Johnson, G.J., De Stavola, B., Gilbert, C., Khan, M.D., (2007). Lens opacities in adults in Pakistan: prevalence and risk factors. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 14(6):381-9.
Smith, T.S., Szetu, J., Bourne, R.R., (2007). The prevalence and severity of diabetic retinopathy, associated risk factors and vision loss in patients registered with type 2 diabetes in Luganville, Vanuatu. Br J Ophthalmol, 91(4):415-9.
Reference list of sources used for the GBD Study database:
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