Glaucoma in Older Asians Aged 60 to 100 Years: Prevalence, Factors, Trends, and Projections (2024-2040).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the prevalence, factors, temporal trends, and projections of glaucoma over 15 years among multiethnic older Asian adults aged 60 to 100 years.

Methods

We included 2380 participants (mean [SD] age, 73.6 [8.5] years; 55.2% female) from the baseline phase of the Population Health and Eye Disease Profile in Elderly Singaporeans (PIONEER; 2017-2022) study. Comprehensive eye examinations and standardized questionnaires assessed sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors. Glaucoma and subtypes were defined using International Society of Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology guidelines, with age-standardized prevalence rates based on the 2020 Singapore census. Logistic regression using generalized estimating equations identified risk factors, tem

SUBMITTER: Gupta P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12309617 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature