Childhood blindness incidence and aetiologies trends in Israel 2014-2020: what should we focus on?

Objectives: Analyse trends in incidence and aetiologies of childhood blindness (CHB) in Israel during 2014-2020, with comparison to the previous decade.

Methods: Descriptive, retrospective population-based trend study using Poisson regression. Data retrieved from the Israeli National Registry of the Blind included demographics, registration-years, and aetiologies.

Time Trends of Etiologies of Blindness in Israel 2009-2020:Have Methods to Decrease Leading Causes of Blindness Been Exhausted?

Purpose: To perform a nationwide analysis of trends in the incidence of etiologies for legal blindness in Israel during 2009-2020, and to compare the results with those of the previous decade.

Design: Descriptive, retrospective population-based trend study.

Methods: Data were retrieved from the Israeli National Registry of the Blind during 2009-2020.