Kolko Miriam
Ugeskr Laeger. 2017 Jan 30;179(5).
Glaucoma is the most common cause of incurable blindness. If untreated, glaucoma leads to permanent vision loss starting with unnoticeable blind spots in the peripheral visual field. Due to the age-related nature of glaucoma, the disease is becoming an increasing socio-economical challenge. Extrapolations have predicted more than 110 million people with glaucoma in 2040. Twice as many patients were diagnosed with glaucoma in Denmark in 2011 as in 1996. Light is shedded on the need for improved awareness of the significant present and future burden of glaucoma.
青光眼是导致不可治愈性失明的最常见原因。若不进行治疗，青光眼会导致永久性视力丧失，最初表现为周边视野中不易察觉的盲点。由于青光眼与年龄相关的特性，该疾病正成为一个日益严峻的社会经济挑战。据推测，到2040年青光眼患者将超过1.1亿人。2011年丹麦被诊断出患有青光眼的患者数量是1996年的两倍。这凸显了提高对青光眼当前和未来重大负担认识的必要性。
