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John H. Kempen

Researcher at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Publications -  221
Citations -  20850

John H. Kempen is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Uveitis & Population. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 206 publications receiving 17740 citations. Previous affiliations of John H. Kempen include Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Scheie Eye Institute.

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Causes and prevalence of visual impairment among adults in the United States.

TL;DR: The prevalence of visual disabilities will increase markedly during the next 20 years, owing largely to the aging of the US population.
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Global Causes of Blindness and Distance Vision Impairment 1990-2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Seth Flaxman, +109 more
TL;DR: A series of regression models were fitted to estimate the proportion of moderate or severe vision impairment and blindness by cause, age, region, and year, and found that world regions varied markedly in the causes of blindness and vision impairment in this age group.
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Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rupert R A Bourne, +109 more
TL;DR: There is an ongoing reduction in the age-standardised prevalence of blindness and visual impairment, yet the growth and ageing of the world's population is causing a substantial increase in number of people affected, highlighting the need to scale up vision impairment alleviation efforts at all levels.