Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the
world and is influenced by various sociodemographic factors. This meta-analysis aims to …

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 …

Systematic review of published population based surveys to examine the relationship
between primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) prevalence and demographic factors. A …

purpose. To quantify the variation in primary open-angle glaucoma (OAG) prevalence with
age, gender, race, year of publication, and survey methodology. methods. Medline …

Glaucoma-related population-based studies from Japan, Mongolia, India, Singapore,
Thailand, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and South Korea show a higher …

Importance Multiple studies have found an increased prevalence, younger age at onset, and
more severe course of glaucoma in people of African descent, but these findings are based …

Purpose: To provide a summary overview of current epidemiologic data on open-angle
glaucoma. Methods: Literature review. Results: The review summarizes information on the …

Glaucoma, a diverse group of eye disorders that results in the degeneration of retinal
ganglion cells, is the world's leading cause of irreversible blindness. Apart from age and …

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to review the epidemiology of different types of
glaucoma relevant to Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and to discuss the evidence regarding the …

Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a complex progressive optic nerve neuropathy
triggered by both environmental and genetic risk factors. Several ocular tissues, including …