Open AccessFrequency of cataract in Iran: A meta-analysis and systematic review
Author(s) -
Hosien Shahdadi,
Mohammad Naim Aminifard,
Abbas Balouchi,
Hosein Rafiemanesh,
Jasem Allahyari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/meajo.meajo_300_17
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , blindness , cataracts , confidence interval , cataract surgery , web of science , population , statistical software , subgroup analysis , data extraction , optometry , medline , ophthalmology , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , political science , law
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness and the second cause of low vision in the world. In the world, Asia has the highest number of blind population. The aim of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the frequency of clinical cataracts in Iran.