title: [Glaucoma patients treated by practicing ophthalmologists in Denmark. Estimated number of patients and the extent of visual field defects].
abstract: A test survey based on a questionnaire was carried out among Danish eye practitioners. The response rate was 72%. The purpose was to estimate the minimum number of patients suffering from glaucoma (prevalence). Survey results show a prevalence of 0.65%. Further, the survey shows a clear correlation between glaucoma diagnosis and age. The number of glaucoma patients increase from approximately 0.5% for persons 50 years of age to approximately 5% for persons 80 years of age. Seventy-two percent of the diagnosed glaucoma patients have visual field defects at different stages. Six percent have central islands on both eyes, the equivalent of a prevalence for social blindness of 0.04%. Ninety-three percent of the diagnosed glaucoma patients receive anti-glaucomatous treatment, of these 42% combination therapy. Eighty percent of glaucoma patients in combination therapy received three or more drugs.
authors.affiliation: Danske Ojenlaegers Organisation, København.
authors.forename: L U
authors.initials: LU
authors.lastname: Lundberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thygesen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Damgaard-Jensen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serup
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kessing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012042:Registries; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014794:Visual Fields
vernacular_title: Glaukompatienter i behandling hos praktiserende øjenlaeger i Danmark. Estimat af antal patienter samt omfang af synsfeltsdefekter.