Epidemiologi Glaukoma

Afdriansyah Laode Kombe

Epidemiologi Glaukoma di Dunia

Sebanyak 2,78% Glaukoma menjadi

gangguan penglihatan penyebab kedua
di dunia disebabkan terbesar setelah
oleh glaukoma. katarak, di dunia.
Epidemiologi Glaukoma di Dunia
• Number of people in the world affected by glaucoma is approximately 45 million.
And one-third are from primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG)
• Half of cases leading to blindness are estimated to result from PACG
• Prevalence rates highest are reported in Asian and Inuit population, and lowest rates
are reported in African and European populations
• Women are 2–4 times more likely to have angle-closure glaucoma (ACG) than man
• Acute ACG is most common between 55 years and 65 years
Epidemiolog Di Indonesia, menurut Riskesdas tahun 2007
i Glaukoma prevalensi glaukoma sebesar 0,46%, artinya
sebanyak 4 sampai 5 orang dari 1.000 penduduk
di Indonesia Indonesia menderita glaukoma.