Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundo
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Resumo: | Globally, blindness affects more than 7 billion people. In addition to impacting quality of life, it doubles the risk of mortality and has a significant impact on the economy, both in developed and developing countries. However, at least two-thirds of the causes of this onerous outcome are preventable. Blindness can be avoided in two forms: prevention or treatment of its etiologies. Cataract or glaucoma, for instance, are not preventable diseases, but if they are treated, blindness is prevented or reversed. Given these facts, the relevance of establishing blindness prevention strategies is evident, as they effectively are capable of transforming the situation. This article addresses the subject of avoidable blindness reviewing its leading causes worldwide, in addition to presenting a cause that has exemplary been eliminated from one country. Against the expected, the number of blind people has been increasing globally in the last decades, which is hypothesized to be related with the increase in life expectancy. Undoubtedly, an accurate knowledge dissemination of the main causes of blindness to the population, associated with investment in affordable diagnostic and surgical technology must be driven by and put into practice by governments and scientific organizations in order to reduce such large and growing numbers of this avoidable outcome. |
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Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundoblindnesscataractglaucomatrachomaonchocerciasis.Globally, blindness affects more than 7 billion people. In addition to impacting quality of life, it doubles the risk of mortality and has a significant impact on the economy, both in developed and developing countries. However, at least two-thirds of the causes of this onerous outcome are preventable. Blindness can be avoided in two forms: prevention or treatment of its etiologies. Cataract or glaucoma, for instance, are not preventable diseases, but if they are treated, blindness is prevented or reversed. Given these facts, the relevance of establishing blindness prevention strategies is evident, as they effectively are capable of transforming the situation. This article addresses the subject of avoidable blindness reviewing its leading causes worldwide, in addition to presenting a cause that has exemplary been eliminated from one country. Against the expected, the number of blind people has been increasing globally in the last decades, which is hypothesized to be related with the increase in life expectancy. Undoubtedly, an accurate knowledge dissemination of the main causes of blindness to the population, associated with investment in affordable diagnostic and surgical technology must be driven by and put into practice by governments and scientific organizations in order to reduce such large and growing numbers of this avoidable outcome.Brazilian Journals Publicações de Periódicos e Editora Ltda.2022-04-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BJHR/article/view/4626210.34119/bjhrv5n2-208Brazilian Journal of Health Review; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2022); 6332-6345Brazilian Journal of Health Review; v. 5 n. 2 (2022); 6332-63452595-6825reponame:Brazilian Journal of Health Reviewinstname:Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Paraná (FIEP)instacron:BJRHporhttps://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BJHR/article/view/46262/pdfCopyright (c) 2022 Brazilian Journal of Health Reviewinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLabrea, Vanessa NicolaRaupp, Isabela TerraFragomeni, Fernanda WagnerPieta, Marina PuerariSantoro, Lucas LeãoDe Maman, Raquel Silveirada Silveira, Bárbara Luiza BelmonteNeto, César TavanielloCarvalho, Luis Ricardo Del Arroyo Tarragô2022-05-02T19:46:26Zoai:ojs2.ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br:article/46262Revistahttp://www.brazilianjournals.com/index.php/BJHR/indexPRIhttps://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BJHR/oai|| brazilianjhr@gmail.com2595-68252595-6825opendoar:2022-05-02T19:46:26Brazilian Journal of Health Review - Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Paraná (FIEP)false |
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Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundo |
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Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundo |
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Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundo Labrea, Vanessa Nicola blindness cataract glaucoma trachoma onchocerciasis. |
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Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundo |
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Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundo |
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Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundo |
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Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundo |
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Avoidable blindness: a review on its leading causes worldwide / Cegueira evitável: uma revisão sobre suas principais causas no mundo |
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Labrea, Vanessa Nicola |
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Labrea, Vanessa Nicola Raupp, Isabela Terra Fragomeni, Fernanda Wagner Pieta, Marina Puerari Santoro, Lucas Leão De Maman, Raquel Silveira da Silveira, Bárbara Luiza Belmonte Neto, César Tavaniello Carvalho, Luis Ricardo Del Arroyo Tarragô |
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author |
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Raupp, Isabela Terra Fragomeni, Fernanda Wagner Pieta, Marina Puerari Santoro, Lucas Leão De Maman, Raquel Silveira da Silveira, Bárbara Luiza Belmonte Neto, César Tavaniello Carvalho, Luis Ricardo Del Arroyo Tarragô |
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Labrea, Vanessa Nicola Raupp, Isabela Terra Fragomeni, Fernanda Wagner Pieta, Marina Puerari Santoro, Lucas Leão De Maman, Raquel Silveira da Silveira, Bárbara Luiza Belmonte Neto, César Tavaniello Carvalho, Luis Ricardo Del Arroyo Tarragô |
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blindness cataract glaucoma trachoma onchocerciasis. |
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blindness cataract glaucoma trachoma onchocerciasis. |
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Globally, blindness affects more than 7 billion people. In addition to impacting quality of life, it doubles the risk of mortality and has a significant impact on the economy, both in developed and developing countries. However, at least two-thirds of the causes of this onerous outcome are preventable. Blindness can be avoided in two forms: prevention or treatment of its etiologies. Cataract or glaucoma, for instance, are not preventable diseases, but if they are treated, blindness is prevented or reversed. Given these facts, the relevance of establishing blindness prevention strategies is evident, as they effectively are capable of transforming the situation. This article addresses the subject of avoidable blindness reviewing its leading causes worldwide, in addition to presenting a cause that has exemplary been eliminated from one country. Against the expected, the number of blind people has been increasing globally in the last decades, which is hypothesized to be related with the increase in life expectancy. Undoubtedly, an accurate knowledge dissemination of the main causes of blindness to the population, associated with investment in affordable diagnostic and surgical technology must be driven by and put into practice by governments and scientific organizations in order to reduce such large and growing numbers of this avoidable outcome. |
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