Glaucoma in Asia: regional prevalence variations and future projections

EW Chan, X Li, YC Tham, J Liao, TY Wong… - British Journal of …, 2016 - bjo.bmj.com
… assess subregional variations in the prevalence of glaucoma overall or its … the prevalence
and future projection of glaucoma, including its subtypes, in different subregions across Asia

Global variations and time trends in the prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG): a systematic review and meta-analysis

VV Kapetanakis, MPY Chan, PJ Foster… - British Journal of …, 2016 - bjo.bmj.com
… , particularly Asia, due to more … Asia has 60% of the world's adult and aged population.
However, these estimates did not examine geographical variation in POAG prevalence within Asia

Population-based glaucoma prevalence studies in Asians

H Cho, C Kee - Survey of ophthalmology, 2014 - Elsevier
glaucoma prevalence in Asianprevalence of glaucoma between populations in China may
be a result of the regional differences between the provinces of China, including variations in …

Global prevalence of glaucoma and projections of glaucoma burden through 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis

YC Tham, X Li, TY Wong, HA Quigley, T Aung… - Ophthalmology, 2014 - Elsevier
… is because Asia is the most populous continent, accounting for more than 60% of the world
population. Thus, although the estimated prevalence of POAG and glaucoma in Asia is lower …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of primary angle closure glaucoma in adult Asians: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JW Cheng, Y Zong, YY Zeng, RL Wei - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
… 80% of PACG worldwide in Asia. Previous estimates of PACG … estimate the prevalence of
PACG in adult Asian populations … ethnic variation in the prevalence of PACG among five Asian

Prevalence, risk factors, and visual features of undiagnosed glaucoma: the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study

J Chua, M Baskaran, PG Ong, Y Zheng… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Variation in undiagnosed glaucoma also has been reported … Asia accounts for 60% of the
world’s total glaucoma cases. … the prevalence of primary angle-closure glaucoma is high in Asia

Regional variations and trends in the prevalence of diagnosed glaucoma in the Medicare population

SD Cassard, HA Quigley, EW Gower, DS Friedman… - Ophthalmology, 2012 - Elsevier
… prevalent among women and Asian Americans in population-based prevalence surveys.1,
2… result in significant increases in the prevalence of glaucoma and associated increases in the …

Differences in rates of glaucoma among Asian Americans and other racial groups, and among various Asian ethnic groups

JD Stein, DS Kim, LM Niziol, N Talwar, B Nan… - Ophthalmology, 2011 - Elsevier
… the incidence and prevalence of different types of glaucoma among Asian Americans and
whether individuals of different Asian ethnicities are more prone to certain types of glaucoma. …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence and types of glaucoma in Malay people: the Singapore Malay eye study

SY Shen, TY Wong, PJ Foster, JL Loo… - … & visual science, 2008 - iovs.arvojournals.org
… , further analysis on variations in ocular … Asia, glaucoma morbidity can be expected to
increase. If we calculate the burden of glaucoma based on our estimated levels, in Southeast Asia

Epidemiological variations and trends in health burden of glaucoma worldwide

W Wang, M He, Z Li, W Huang - Acta ophthalmologica, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
variations of health burden due to glaucoma in terms of age, sex, geography and socio-economic
development. The glaucoma … over 20% variations in glaucoma burden across countries…