title: [Glaucoma-a common disease].
abstract: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to give a review on the epidemiology of the disease, on the importance and the consequences of glaucoma for people regarding their daily life, their ability to work, and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Universität Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland. isabel.oberacher@gmx.de.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oberacher-Velten
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Universität Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Helbig
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D015351:Vision Screening
keywords: Blindness; Employment; Epidemiology; Quality of life; Screening