Agrawal Ajai, Singh Anupam, Mittal Sanjeev Kumar
Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jul;9(18):208-211. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v9i2.19273.
Glaucoma is the third most common cause of global visual impairment. Bilateral blindness from glaucoma is projected to affect greater than 11 million individuals worldwide by the year 2020, with a disproportionately large number of the affected individuals being of Asian descent. The disease pattern, its response to treatment, and ground realities differ among various Asian countries. Over the past decade, there have been tremendous efforts for combating cataract blindness, but unfortunately few efforts in Asian countries have been made to establish comprehensive eye care programs in the community that include management of glaucoma. There is a need for education about the disease amongst the general public and continuing medical education and training of practicing ophthalmologists in addition to improvement of infrastructure to combat blindness due to glaucoma.
青光眼是全球视力损害的第三大常见病因。预计到2020年，全球因青光眼导致的双眼失明人数将超过1100万，其中亚洲裔受影响人数 disproportionately large（此处原文有误，可能是“disproportionately large”，意为“比例过大”）。不同亚洲国家的疾病模式、对治疗的反应以及实际情况各不相同。在过去十年中，为防治白内障致盲做出了巨大努力，但遗憾的是，亚洲国家在社区建立包括青光眼管理在内的全面眼保健项目方面所做的努力很少。除了改善防治青光眼致盲的基础设施外，还需要对公众进行疾病教育，并对执业眼科医生进行继续医学教育和培训。
