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Nina Tahhan

Researcher at University of New South Wales

Publications -  32
Citations -  4384

Nina Tahhan is an academic researcher from University of New South Wales. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Refractive error. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 28 publications receiving 2896 citations. Previous affiliations of Nina Tahhan include Cooperative Research Centre & Brien Holden Vision Institute.

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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.
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Comparison of reverse-geometry lens designs for overnight orthokeratology

TL;DR: Overnight lens wear of four types of reverse-geometry lenses were compared and there was a significant improvement in subjective ratings of quality of day and night vision but no significant change in the objective measures.