Figure 18.

Vision impairment and eye health workforce

Shown for the Global Burden of Disease regions. (A) Age-standardised prevalence of blindness (all ages) by the number of ophthalmologists per million population. The circle area is proportional to the number of people who are blind. (B) Age-standardised prevalence of vision impairment (mild, moderate, severe, and blind; all ages) by the number of ophthalmologists and optometrists per million population. The circle area is proportional to the number of people who have vision impairment. Data from Resnikoff et al,²⁶⁶ VLEG–GBD,¹ and World Council of Optometry.²⁵⁷