Suspected glaucoma: who is who?
- Advances in Ophthalmology & Visual System
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Dr. Mauricio Pérez González,1,2 Dr. Marcelo
Vega Codd,1
Dr. Matías Perez Miranda,1
Dr.
Gabriel Espinoza Torres2
Abstract
Glaucoma is the second cause of blindness worldwide, being the first cause of irreversible
blindness. It is estimated that in 2040 there will be around 111.8 million patients with
glaucoma, reaching a 3.5% prevalence in patients between 40 and 80 years old; This
situation can be preventable if we can identify early the cases at risk of developing the
disease, who correspond to the suspected diagnosis of glaucoma.
Keywords
suspected glaucoma, pre-perimetric glaucoma, early diagnosis
