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  • Ophthalmology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Global Health

Background:

  • Infectious eye diseases cause unilateral/asymmetric visual loss in children and working-age adults.
  • These conditions, including viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections, contribute significantly to the global visual burden.
  • Diagnosis is challenging, presentations are regional, and differentiation from immune-mediated diseases is difficult.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the underestimation of infectious eye diseases in global visual impairment studies.
  • To advocate for the separate categorization of infectious eye diseases in future prevalence studies.
  • To emphasize the need for a comprehensive approach to understanding and managing these conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on infectious eye diseases and their global impact.
  • Analysis of diagnostic challenges and regional variations.
  • Discussion of factors influencing disease burden and control strategies.

Main Results:

  • Infectious eye diseases are often overlooked in global blindness studies focusing on bilateral disease in older adults.
  • Current estimates may not fully capture the disability-adjusted life years (DALY) lost due to these infections.
  • Control requires multidisciplinary collaboration beyond ophthalmology.

Conclusions:

  • Infectious eye diseases warrant separate classification in prevalence studies due to their impact on younger populations and preventability.
  • Factors like global warming, conflict, and urbanization are expected to increase their importance.
  • Enhanced global surveillance, AI, and telemedicine are crucial for effective management and monitoring.