BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Epidemiology and impact

The global all-ages prevalence of epidemiologically-measured ‘functional’ presbyopia was estimated at 24.9% in 2015, affecting 1.8 billion people. This prevalence was projected to stabilise at 24.1% in 2030 due to increasing myopia, but to affect more people (2.1 billion) due to population dynamics. Factors affecting the prevalence of presbyopia include a ge, geographic location, urban versus rural location, sex, and, to a lesser extent, socioeconomic status, literacy and education, health literacy and inequality.

Source: Contact Lens and Anterior Eye - April 8, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Maria Markoulli, Timothy R Fricke, Anitha Arvind, Kevin D. Frick, Kerryn M Hart, Mahesh R Joshi, Himal Kandel, Antonio Filipe Macedo, Dimitra Makrynioti, Neil Retallic, Nery Garcia-Porta, Gauri Shrestha, James S. Wolffsohn Source Type: research