Managing glaucoma in developing countries

Abstract

A recent estimate of the number of people affected by glaucoma worldwide suggested that by 2020 there will be approximately 80 million people with the disease, of which 11 million will be bilaterally blind Due to the paucity of information on disease prevalence in Latin America, estimates of prevalence for this region have been derived mostly from studies conducted in Hispanic populations living in the United States These extrapolated prevalence rates are likely to be inaccurate, particularly in Brazil, due to its heterogeneous and highly racially-mixed population.