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Abstract #5929 Published in IGR 2-2
Glaucoma patients treated by practicing ophthalmologists in Denmark: estimated number of patients and the extent of visual field defects
Lundberg LU; Thygesen J; Damgaard-Jensen L; Serup L; Kessing SVUgeskrift for Laeger 2000; 162: 3028-3033
A test survey based on a questionnaire was carried out among Danish eye practitioners. The response rate was 72%. The purpose was to estimate the minimum number of patients suffering from glaucoma (prevalence). Survey results show a prevalence of 0.65%. Further, the survey shows a clear correlation between glaucoma diagnosis and age. The number of glaucoma patients increase from approximately 0.5% for persons of 50 years of age to approximately 5% for persons of 80 years of age. Seventy-two percent of diagnosed glaucoma patients have visual field defects at different stages; 6% have central islands in both eyes, the equivalent of a prevalence of social blindness of 0.04%. Ninety-three percent of the diagnosed glaucoma patients receive antiglaucomatous treatment, 42% of these combination therapy. Eighty percent of glaucoma patients on combination therapy received three or more drugs. LA: Danish
Dr. L.U. Lundberg, Danske Ojenlaegers Organisation, Copenhagen, Denmark
Classification:
1.1 Epidemiology (Part of: 1 General aspects)
