Understanding visual impairment trends in the Gulf Council Countries: An analysis from 1990 to 2021 and time-series predictions for 2030

• Ahmed Saad AL Zomia ,

  Roles Methodology, Project administration

  * E-mail: alzomiaahmed@gmail.com

  Affiliation Asir Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7850-7229

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• Saeed T. Alshahrani,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis

  Affiliation Ophthalmology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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• Ibrahim Ali AL Zehefa,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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• Abdullah Jallwi Korkoman,

  Roles Software

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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• Ahmed Abdullah Alamoud,

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Saudi German Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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• Mazen Abdullah Alqahtani,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Pediatric Ophthalmology Department, KKESH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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• Mahmoud Tarek Mirdad,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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• Mohammed Tarek Mirdad,

  Roles Validation, Visualization

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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• Raad Ahmed A. Alnami,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Muhayil Health Sector, Muhayil General Hospital, Aseer Health Cluster, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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• Faisal Nasser M. Alahmari,

  Roles Methodology, Investigation

  Affiliation Ophthalmology Department, Aseer Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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• Saad Ali Alshahrani,

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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• Sultan Abdulrahman Alyali

  Roles Data curation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Riyadh First Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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