Glaucoma domiciliary service by optometrist

Glaucoma domiciliary service by optometrist

Approximately 10% of UK blindness registrations are attributed to glaucoma . The risk of glaucoma increases with age and it is estimated that the prevalence of chronic open angle glaucoma （COAG） is about 10% in white Europeans who are older than 70. There are an estimated 24.4 million people aged ov...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of ophthalmology 2016-12, Vol.9 (12), p.1843-1845
Hauptverfasser: Gupta, Bhaskar, Faridi, Usama, Gurmani, Naeem, Faverty, Jim, Smith, Michael, Byles, Daniel
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Approximately 10% of UK blindness registrations are attributed to glaucoma . The risk of glaucoma increases with age and it is estimated that the prevalence of chronic open angle glaucoma （COAG） is about 10% in white Europeans who are older than 70. There are an estimated 24.4 million people aged over 40 in England and around 489 000 people are currently affected by COAG.
ISSN:2222-3959
2227-4898
DOI:10.18240/ijo.2016.12.24