Prevalence Statistics for Types of Glaucoma
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Glaucoma
The information below shows a list of types of Glaucoma,
with information as to the prevalence of each of these types.
Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.
Prevalence Statistics for Glaucoma
Prevalance of Glaucoma:
2,000,000 people are visually impaired by glaucoma in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA [
about data]
Prevalance of Glaucoma:
The most common form of the disease is open-angle glaucoma, which affects about 3 million Americans, half of whom don't know they have it.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
...
It is estimated that nearly 100,000 individuals in the US suffer from glaucoma due to a mutation in the GLC1A gene, found on chromosome 1.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
...
Nearly 3 million people have glaucoma, a leading cause of
blindness in the United States. (Source: excerpt from
Are You at Risk for Glaucoma: NEI)
Prevelance statistics about Glaucoma:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Glaucoma:
- 89 per 1000 (NHIS95)
- 3 million Americans including estimates of those who are not yet diagnosed
- 10,000,000 people have high intraocular pressure that may lead to glaucoma in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Types of Glaucoma
For more information about types of Glaucoma,
refer to our section on types of Glaucoma.
About prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Glaucoma usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Glaucoma at any given time,
whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Glaucoma is called the 'incidence'.
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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