Table 3 Pooled prevalence of CC considering different diagnosed age and quality scores.

From: Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of congenital cataract: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Age diagnosed (Yeas old)

Quality Scores

Studies

Children

Pooled prevalence (1/10,000)

95% CI (%)

Heterogeneity (I2) (%)

95% CI (%)

0–1

≥7 (7–11)

4

2,517,137

1.91

[0.92; 3.97]

97.9

[96.5; 98.8]

0–1

0–11

6

2,745,014

2.61

[1.45; 4.69]

97.2

[95.7; 98.2]

0–18

≥7 (7–11)

8

3,326,875

3.42

[1.91; 6.12]

98.2

[97.5; 98.7]

0–18

0–11

17

8,302,708

4.24

[31.6; 51.9]

97.2

[96.5; 97.8]