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Prevalence of glaucoma as a function of age. Calculations of the incidence and prevalence of open-angle glaucoma are based on the glaucoma model of Quigley and Vitale (2). Data from 14 different population based studies went into this model. The model calculations relate to white (Caucasian) people. Mean prevalence rates from different publications are also shown. The values were taken from publications as follows: 1 from (3), 2 from (e5), and 3 from (e6).
