Statistics about Glaucoma

Complication statistics for Glaucoma:

The following are statistics from various sources about the complications of Glaucoma:

• 5,500 people each year become blind from glaucoma in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
• 120,000 people are currently blind from glaucoma in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
• more about complications...»

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Glaucoma:

See also prevalence and incidence page 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]

Undiagnosed prevalence of Glaucoma: 1 to 1.5 million (about half of 3 million Americans) for chronic glaucoma

Undiagnosed prevalence rate: approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 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)
• more about prevalence...»

Undiagnosed prevalence statistics about Glaucoma:

The following statistics relate to undiagnosed cases of Glaucoma:

• 1,000,000 people have glaucoma and don’t realise it in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
• more about undiagnosed cases...»

Glaucoma Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Hypertension
• Causes and incidence - Glaucoma
• Causes and incidence - Renovascular hypertension
• Causes and incidence - Pregnancy-induced hypertension
• Causes and incidence - Pulmonary hypertension
• Hypertension - epidemiology - Hypertension

Society statistics for Glaucoma

Hospitalization statistics for Glaucoma:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Glaucoma:

• 0.11% (13,486) of hospital episodes were for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultations for glaucoma required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46% of hospital episodes for glaucoma were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54% of hospital episodes for glaucoma were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 16% of hospital admissions for glaucoma required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 day was the median length of stay in hospitals for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 67 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 25% of hospitalisations for glaucoma occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 37% of hospitalisations for glaucoma occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 61% of hospitalisations for glaucoma were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.02% (10,871) of hospital bed days were for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.106% (13,486) of hospital consultant episodes were for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for glaucoma required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46% of hospital consultant episodes for glaucoma were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54% of hospital consultant episodes for glaucoma were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 16% of hospital consultant episodes for glaucoma required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 67 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 25% of hospital consultant episodes for glaucoma occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3% of hospital consultant episodes for glaucoma occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 61% of hospital consultant episodes for glaucoma were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.021% (10,871) of hospital bed days were for glaucoma in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

  Physician office visits for Glaucoma: 2,600,000 visits are made to a physician’s office for glaucoma in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Glaucoma. The term 'prevalence' of Glaucoma usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Glaucoma at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Glaucoma refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Glaucoma diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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