Prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma in the last 20 years: a meta-analysis and systematic review

N Zhang, J Wang, Y Li, B Jiang - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the
world and is influenced by various sociodemographic factors. This meta-analysis aims to …

Global variations and time trends in the prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG): a systematic review and meta-analysis

VV Kapetanakis, MPY Chan, PJ Foster… - British Journal of …, 2016 - bjo.bmj.com
Systematic review of published population based surveys to examine the relationship
between primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) prevalence and demographic factors. A …

Laser peripheral iridotomy for the prevention of angle closure: a single-centre, randomised controlled trial

M He, Y Jiang, S Huang, DS Chang, B Munoz, T Aung… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Primary angle-closure glaucoma affects 20 million people worldwide. People
classified as primary angle closure suspects have a higher but poorly quantified risk of …

Prevalence of primary angle closure glaucoma in the last 20 years: a meta-analysis and systematic review

N Zhang, J Wang, B Chen, Y Li, B Jiang - Frontiers in medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: This meta-analysis aims to investigate the worldwide prevalence of primary angle-
closure glaucoma (PACG) and its risk factors in the last 20 years. Methods: We conducted a …

Glaucoma in Asia: regional prevalence variations and future projections

EW Chan, X Li, YC Tham, J Liao, TY Wong… - British Journal of …, 2016 - bjo.bmj.com
Purpose To evaluate glaucoma prevalence and disease burden across Asian subregions
from 2013 to 2040. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 …

Normal‐tension glaucoma: current concepts and approaches‐a review

DYL Leung, CC Tham - Clinical & experimental ophthalmology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) has remained a challenging disease. We review, from an
epidemiological perspective, why we should redefine normality, act earlier at lower pre …

The global extent of undetected glaucoma in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Soh, M Yu, BK Betzler, S Majithia, S Thakur… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
Topic Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, despite having good
prognosis with early treatment. We evaluated the global extent of undetected glaucoma and …

The prevalence of primary angle closure glaucoma in adult Asians: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JW Cheng, Y Zong, YY Zeng, RL Wei - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is higher in Asians than Europeans
and Africans, with over 80% of PACG worldwide in Asia. Previous estimates of PACG were …

A Population-based survey of the prevalence and types of glaucoma in Nigeria: results from the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey

F Kyari, G Entekume, M Rabiu, P Spry, R Wormald… - BMC …, 2015 - Springer
Background Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. There tends
to be a lower reporting of glaucoma in Africa compared to other blinding conditions in global …

Primary glaucomas in adults: Epidemiology and public health‐A review

TF Reis, JS Paula, JM Furtado - Clinical & experimental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glaucoma is a mixed group of optic neuropathies that lead to irreversible visual field loss
and blindness if left untreated. It is estimated that 3.5% of the global population aged 40 to …