Quigley H A
Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore 21287, USA.
Br J Ophthalmol. 1996 May;80(5):389-93. doi: 10.1136/bjo.80.5.389.
To estimate the prevalence of glaucoma among people worldwide.
Available published data on glaucoma prevalence were reviewed to determine the relation of open angle and angle closure glaucoma with age in people of European, African, and Asian origin. A comparison was made with estimated world population data for the year 2000.
The number of people with primary glaucoma in the world by the year 2000 is estimated at nearly 66.8 million, with 6.7 million suffering from bilateral blindness. In developed countries, fewer than 50% of those with glaucoma are aware of their disease. In the developing world, the rate of known disease is even lower.
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of vision loss in the world. Improved methods of screening and therapy for glaucoma are urgently needed.
评估全球人群中青光眼的患病率。
回顾已发表的关于青光眼患病率的数据,以确定开角型青光眼和闭角型青光眼与欧洲、非洲和亚洲裔人群年龄的关系。并与2000年世界人口估计数据进行比较。
到2000年,全球原发性青光眼患者人数估计接近6680万,其中670万患有双侧失明。在发达国家,不到50%的青光眼患者知晓自己的病情。在发展中世界,已知病情的比例更低。
青光眼是全球视力丧失的第二大主要原因。迫切需要改进青光眼的筛查和治疗方法。