Prevalence of glaucoma in Canada: results from the 2016–2019 Canadian Health Measures Survey
Glaucoma prevalence in Canadians aged 40-79 varied between 0.7% and 10.3% depending on definition used. 16.3% of Canadians were labeled "glaucoma suspects". Nearly 40% of Canadians with definite glaucoma were unaware of having glaucoma.
Authors
- Ziad Butty
- Michael H. Brent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8720-5185)
- Yvonne M. Buys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3848-4509)
- Ya-Ping Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6348-0895)
- Graham E. Trope (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8594-3988)
- Sherif El-Defrawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7678-9947)
- Peng Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3818-9788)
- Qingqing K Zhao
- Kiko Zi Yi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0319-1351)
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2024.08.016
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08
Funders
- Glaucoma Research Foundation
- Glaucoma Research Society of Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research