Population-based glaucoma prevalence studies in Asians
H Cho, C Kee - Survey of ophthalmology, 2014 - Elsevier
Glaucoma-related population-based studies from Japan, Mongolia, India, Singapore,
Thailand, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and South Korea show a higher
glaucoma prevalence in Asian patients, including a higher incidence of primary angle-
closure glaucoma, than in white patients, although primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is
still the most commonly reported. Among POAG, normal tension glaucoma predominates
over high tension glaucoma, a distinctive finding. Risk factors for glaucoma in population …
Thailand, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and South Korea show a higher
glaucoma prevalence in Asian patients, including a higher incidence of primary angle-
closure glaucoma, than in white patients, although primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is
still the most commonly reported. Among POAG, normal tension glaucoma predominates
over high tension glaucoma, a distinctive finding. Risk factors for glaucoma in population …
