Purpose Glaucoma is the leading cause of global irreversible blindness. Present estimates
of global glaucoma prevalence are not up-to-date and focused mainly on European ancestry …

Purpose To evaluate glaucoma prevalence and disease burden across Asian subregions
from 2013 to 2040. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 …

Background Glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, affects approximately 64.3
million individuals worldwide. In China, demographic ageing is in rapid progress. Yet …

Aim: To estimate the number of people with open angle (OAG) and angle closure glaucoma
(ACG) in 2010 and 2020. Methods: A review of published data with use of prevalence …

Objective To estimate global prevalence of blindness and vision loss caused by glaucoma,
and to evaluate the impact of socioeconomic factors on it. Design A population-based …

Glaucoma is a multifactorial optic degenerative neuropathy characterized by the loss of
retinal ganglion cells. It is a combination of vascular, genetic, anatomical, and immune …

Objective To assess the number of individuals visually impaired or blind due to glaucoma
and to examine regional differences and temporal changes in this parameter for the period …

PURPOSE: To examine how demographic and geographic variations in US populations
from 2011 to 2050 will contribute to estimated numbers of primary open-angle glaucoma …

Purpose To obtain an estimate of the magnitude of the problem of glaucoma in sub-Saharan
Africa, and to evaluate the existing evidence for including glaucoma as a priority disease in …

Importance Glaucoma represents a major public health challenge in an aging population.
The Tanjong Pagar Eye Study reported the prevalence and risk factors of glaucoma in a …