title: [The epidemiology of glaucoma].
abstract: The epidemiology of glaucoma studies the incidence and prevalence of the disease, searches for risk factors, evaluates screening procedures, and compares therapies. The epidemiology of glaucoma faces several problems: the diversity of glaucoma types, patient-dependent disease progression, and the cost of epidemiological studies. We detail the epidemiological data useful for the ophthalmologist's practice.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, CHU de Montpellier, 80 avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5.
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Villain
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors