ArticleHealth science reports2025
The Prevalence Trend of Glaucoma by Age and Sex Difference in South Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Population-Based Studies.
Article in Health science reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Article
- Diagnostic capability of ganglion cell complex thickness using spectral domain optical coherence tomography in glaucoma.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Article
- Molecular and Histological Characterization of a Novel Hydrogel-Based Strategy for Inducing Experimental Glaucoma in Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Clinical Complications and Comorbidities Associated with Secondary Glaucoma: A Structured Literature Review.Journal of current glaucoma practiceReview
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background and Aims: Glaucoma, a group of eye diseases, is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. However, reports on the prevalence of glaucoma in the South Asian region have not been up-to-date. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of glaucoma in South Asia and analyze its trends by age and sex. Methods: Adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis guidelines, a comprehensive search was undertaken on several electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, to retrieve relevant studies published until June 2023. Results: A total of 17 population-based studies, including 77,790 subjects (37,950 male and 39,709 female), were included in the meta-analysis based on set inclusion criteria. The pooled prevalence of glaucoma in South Asia was 2.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.7-2.6). Among the subtypes, the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) was 1.6% (95% CI: 1.2-2.1), primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) was 0.7% (95% CI: 0.4-1.0), and secondary glaucoma was 0.3% (95% CI: 0.1-0.5). The prevalence trend of glaucoma increased with age and was higher in males. POAG prevalence was found to be higher in all age groups than the prevalence of PACG and highest in people > 80 years old (7.25% vs. 2.12%). The prevalence of POAG was also higher in males (2.26%) than in females (1.61%), whereas PACG prevalence was similar for both males and females. Conclusion: This study highlights a significant burden of glaucoma in South Asia, particularly among older adults and males, with POAG being the most common subtype. These findings may assist public health leaders in understanding the scenario of glaucoma in South Asia and implementing public health strategies to combat glaucoma.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.