Global Prevalence of Glaucoma and Projections of Glaucoma Burden through 2040

Yih Chung Tham; Li Xiang; Tien Yin Wong; Harry A. Quigley; Tin Aung; Ching‐Yu Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.05.013

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GlaucomaMedicinePopulationOphthalmologyIntraocular pressureDemographyOptometryEnvironmental health

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Year: 2014
Type: review
Volume: 121
Issue: 11
Pages: 2081-2090
Citations: 6407
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                                    Yih Chung Tham, 
                                
                                    Li Xiang, 
                                
                                    Tien Yin Wong
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            Global Prevalence of Glaucoma and Projections of Glaucoma Burden through 2040. 
                            Ophthalmology
                            , 121
                            (11)
                            , 2081-2090.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.05.013
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.05.013