Fig. 4

Health burden of refraction disorders in SDI regions in 2019. Gender-specific burden in terms of age-standardized DALY rates (A), and age-standardized prevalence rates (D) in 174 countries. Age-standardized DALY rates (B), and age-standardized prevalence rates (E) by SDI. Age-standardized DALY rates (C), and age-standardized prevalence rates (F) in different SDI regions. Sbade areas represent 95% uncertainty intervals. SDI = socio-demographic index; DALYs = disability adjusted life years. ****p < 0.0001, ns: no significant (with Bonferroni Correction)