摘要
More than 38.5 million people are estimated to be affected by blindness worldwide in 2020(Flaxman et al., 2017). Among the diseases that cause visual impairment, refractive errors are typically corrected with glasses and cataract with surgery. The leading causes of irreversible blindness nowadays are usually degenerative diseases related to the retina and its extending optic nerves.
基金
supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute (EY025913,EY025259,to DFC)
Massachusetts Lions Foundation (to DFC and KSC)
the Norwegian Research Council 276100 (to TPU)
the SouthEastern Norway Regional Health Authority (to TPU)
Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted (to TPU)
Ministry of Science and Technology MOST 109-2917-I-564-032 (to PPU)
Bright Focus Foundation (to KSC)。
