The glaucomas are a group of conditions leading to irreversible sight loss and characterised
by progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells. Although not always elevated, intraocular …

Importance Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Many
patients with glaucoma are asymptomatic early in the disease course. Primary care …

Background Glaucoma is a group of chronically progressive disorders of the optic nerve. In
this article, we present the epidemiology of and risk factors for glaucoma, as well as the …

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 …

Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is a common cause of blindness. Angle closure is
a fundamental pathologic process in PAGC. With the development of imaging devices for the …

After a long period of little change, glaucoma surgery has experienced a dramatic rise in the
number of possible procedures in the last two decades. Glaucoma filtering surgeries with …

Glaucoma is an irreversible progressive optic neuropathy, for which the major proven
treatment is to lower the intraocular pressure (IOP). Five groups of IOP‐lowering eye drops …

Objective To estimate global prevalence of blindness and vision loss caused by glaucoma,
and to evaluate the impact of socioeconomic factors on it. Design A population-based …

Summary 94 million people are blind or visually impaired globally, and cataract is the most
common cause of blindness worldwide. However, most cases of blindness are avoidable …

We are pleased to bring you the 5th edition of the Glaucoma Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Clinical practice guidelines are based on evidence (scientific grounds). It is a document that …