University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Oct;152(4):515-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.06.004.
To bring together information concerning the epidemiology and the economic and individual burdens of glaucoma.
Interpretive essay.
Review and synthesis of selected literature published from 1991 through December 2010.
An estimated 3% of the global population over 40 years of age currently has glaucoma, the majority of whom are undiagnosed. Vision loss from glaucoma has a significant impact on health-related quality of life even in the early stages of disease. The overall burden increases as glaucomatous damage and vision loss progress. The economic burden of glaucoma is significant and increases as the disease worsens.
Early identification and treatment of patients with glaucoma and those with ocular hypertension at high risk of developing vision loss are likely to reduce an individual's loss of health-related quality of life as well as the personal and societal economic burdens.
汇集青光眼的流行病学、经济和个人负担方面的信息。
阐释性文章。
对 1991 年至 2010 年 12 月期间发表的部分文献进行回顾和综合。
目前全球约有 3%的 40 岁以上人群患有青光眼，其中大多数人未被诊断。即使在疾病早期，青光眼导致的视力丧失也会对健康相关生活质量产生重大影响。随着青光眼损害和视力丧失的进展，总体负担会增加。青光眼的经济负担是巨大的，且随着疾病的恶化而增加。
早期发现青光眼患者和那些具有发生视力丧失高危风险的高眼压患者，可能会降低个人健康相关生活质量的损失以及个人和社会的经济负担。
