Published: Apr 01, 2021
Software integration is touted as the most important therapeutic advancements, likely to yield promising results
Fact.MR, Rockville MD: The glaucoma diagnostics market is anticipated to post substantial gains through 2021 and beyond, as ophthalmic clinics resume elective surgeries in the post-pandemic scenario. Long-term prospects are expected to remain underpinned by immense promises exhibited by virtue of technological integration to fast-track surgical procedures and reduction of patient trauma.
According to a study published in the National Center for Biotechnology Information, global prevalence of glaucoma for the population aged 40-80 years is over 3%, with primary open angle glaucoma prevalence being the highest in Africa (4.2%), while incidence of primary angle closure glaucoma is the highest in Asia, at 1.1%. It was further established that the total number of glaucoma patients would rise to 76 million by 2020, and further to 111.8 million by