Table 1a. Calculated glaucoma prevalence in Germany.

Age		2005		2030		2050
Prevalence (%)		Population (× 1000)	Glaucoma patients (× 1000)	Population (× 1000)	Glaucoma patients (× 1000)	Population (× 1000)	Glaucoma patients (× 1000)
50–64	1.0	15 143	154	16 203	165	14 870	151
65–79	2.9	12 189	349	15 931	457	13 335	382
> 80	5.3	3681	196	6305	335	10 152	540
> 50		31 013	709	38 439	974	38 357	1010

Prevalence calculated after (2) for age range medians of 57.5 years and 72.5 years and for 84 years of age.

Population data from Federal Statistical Office (4), extrapolation of the population for 2030 and 2050 according to Federal Statistical Office (6);

we used tables A6 and A7 with "mean" population, upper limit.