Table 2.
Incidence of Glaucoma and Glaucoma Suspect among Patients < 20 years of Age Diagnosed as Residents of Olmsted County, MN from 1965 to 2004
| Number of Cases |
Incidence per -- /100,000 patients less than 20 |
Incidence 1 in ---- patients less than 20 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Glaucoma Patients | 30 | 2.29 | 43,575 | |
| Primary glaucoma | All 1° Glaucoma | 5 | 0.38 | 260,688 |
| Primary congenital glaucoma |
1 | 0.07 | ||
| Juvenile glaucoma | 4 | 0.32 | ||
| Secondary glaucoma | All 2° Glaucoma | 6 | 0.45 | 221,877 |
| Sturge Weber | 2 | 0.14 | ||
| Cutis marmorata | 1 | 0.07 | ||
| Rubenstein Taybi | 1 | 0.07 | ||
|
Retinopathy of Prematurity |
1 | 0.08 | ||
| Coates disease | 1 | 0.10 | ||
| Acquired glaucoma | All Acquired Gl | 19 | 1.46 | 68,470 |
| Traumatic/Surgical | 14 | 1.09 | ||
| -Trauma | 8 | |||
| -Surgery | 6 | |||
| Uveitic | 4 | 0.30 | ||
| Drug-Induced | 1 | 0.07 | ||
| Glaucoma Suspects | 24 | 1.90 | 52,579 | |