Hans Limburg

Biographic Data

ID7504780
NAMEHans Limburg
GIVEN NAMESHans
FAMILY NAMELimburg
SIGNATURELIMBURG H
AFFILIATIONSUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Vision impairment and blindness in individuals aged 60 years and older in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Open AccessPatricia Morsch, Carolina Hommes et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2024

    The prevalence of vision loss in adults aged 60 years and older in Latin America and the Caribbean was higher than previous estimates on younger groups. Cataract was the main cause of blindness, and the eCSC indicates that the outcomes from cataract surgery should be improved. Specific actions associated with improving access, integrating eye assessment with primary care programs, expanding the use of telemedicine, and improving data quality shou…

  • A School Eye Health Rapid Assessment (Sehra) planning tool

    Open AccessPriya Morjaria, Jessica Massie et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    The SEHRA survey module 'the magnitude and nature of local needs in school children' can be applied in any context. In certain circumstances, the confidence in the survey data will be reduced

  • Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to Vision 2020

    Open AccessJaimie D Steinmetz, Rupert R A Bourne et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: Many causes of vision impairment can be prevented or treated. With an ageing global population, the demands for eye health services are increasing. We estimated the prevalence and relative contribution of avoidable causes of blindness and vision impairment globally from 1990 to 2020. We aimed to compare the results with the World Health Assembly Global Action Plan (WHA GAP) target of a 25% global reduction from 2010 to 2019 in avoidab…

  • Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years

    Open AccessRupert Bourne, Jaimie D Steinmetz et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: To contribute to the WHO initiative, VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, an assessment of global vision impairment in 2020 and temporal change is needed. We aimed to extensively update estimates of global vision loss burden, presenting estimates for 2020, temporal change over three decades between 1990-2020, and forecasts for 2050. METHODS: We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based surveys of eye disease from Janua…

  • Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment

    Open AccessRupert R A Bourne, Seth R Flaxman et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2017

  • Cataract in Latin America

    Open AccessHans Limburg, Juan Carlos Silva et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2009

    In Campinas, Brazil, cataract is fairly well controlled. In Buenos Aires, the visual outcomes after cataract surgery nearly meet WHO standards. In most countries in Latin America, however, cataract intervention needs to be intensified and visual outcome improved. Reducing the costs of cataract surgery and providing effective health education and adequate program management are essential to combat the expected increase in visual impairment due to …

  • Ceguera por catarata en personas mayores de 50 años en una zona semirrural del norte del Perú

    Open AccessLuis Pongo Águila, Rómulo Carrión et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2005

    Most of the cases of blindness and of serious deficiency in visual acuity in persons 50 years old or older in Piura and Tumbes are due to uncorrected refractive defects, especially cataracts. The high prevalence of bilateral blindness due to cataracts (2.1%) could be reduced with measures that facilitate access to appropriate treatment