Glaucoma Services, Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Chennai, India.
J Glaucoma. 2010 Aug;19(6):391-7. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181c4ac5b.
Over the last decade the prevalence of glaucoma has been reported by the Vellore Eye Survey, Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study, Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey, Chennai Glaucoma Study, and West Bengal Glaucoma Study. There have been some differences largely because of methodologic variations. We use the reported age and gender stratified prevalence estimates from these studies and the Indian population census estimates to calculate the number of persons with glaucoma or at risk of the disease in the country. On the basis of the available data, we estimate that there are approximately 11.2 million persons aged 40 years and older with glaucoma in India. Primary open angle glaucoma is estimated to affect 6.48 million persons. The estimated number with primary angle-closure glaucoma is 2.54 million. Those with any form of primary angle-closure disease could comprise 27.6 million persons. Most of those with disease are undetected and there exist major challenges in detecting and treating those with disease. In the light of the existing manpower and resource constraints, we evaluate options for improving case detection rates in the country.
在过去的十年中，Vellore 眼部调查、安得拉邦眼病研究、阿拉文综合眼部调查、钦奈青光眼研究和西孟加拉邦青光眼研究都报告了青光眼的患病率。这些研究结果存在一些差异，主要是由于方法学上的差异。我们使用这些研究报告的年龄和性别分层患病率估计值以及印度人口普查估计值来计算该国青光眼或患病风险人群的数量。根据现有数据，我们估计印度大约有 1120 万 40 岁及以上的青光眼患者。原发性开角型青光眼估计影响 648 万人。原发性闭角型青光眼的估计人数为 254 万。任何形式的原发性闭角型疾病患者可能占 2760 万人。大多数患者未被发现，并且在检测和治疗患者方面存在重大挑战。鉴于现有人力和资源的限制，我们评估了提高该国病例检出率的方案。
