Projection of Eye Disease Burden in Singapore.

CONCLUSION: Results indicate that the burden for all eye diseases is expected to increase significantly into the future, but at different rates. These projections can facilitate the planning efforts of both policymakers and healthcare providers in the development and provision of infrastructure and resources to adequately meet the eye care needs of the population. By stratifying for age and ethnicity, high risk groups may be identified and targeted interventions may be implemented.
PMID: 29493707 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - January 1, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ansah JP, Koh V, de Korne DF, Bayer S, Pan C, Thiyagarajan J, Matchar DB, Lamoureux E, Quek D Tags: Ann Acad Med Singapore Source Type: research