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  • Title: Prevalence of glaucoma and distribution of intraocular pressure in a population. The Casteldaccia Eye Study.
    Author: Giuffrè G, Giammanco R, Dardanoni G, Ponte F.
    Journal: Acta Ophthalmol Scand; 1995 Jun; 73(3):222-5. PubMed ID: 7493232.
    Abstract:
    IOP was measured in 1062 middle-aged and elderly subjects of a small Sicilian town, enrolled in a population based survey. The mean IOP was 15.1 +/- 3.7 mmHg without interocular or sex differences. A small but significant age-dependent increase of IOP was found. Circadian and seasonal influences were recorded: IOP was higher in the morning and in winter. The prevalence of chronic open-angle glaucoma was 1.2%, but it grew to 3.6 if only subjects aged 70 years or more were considered. IOP of 24 mmHg or more was found in 2.7%, while 4.3% of subjects showed IOP of 21 mmHg or more. This survey shows that mean IOP of the Mediterranean population studied is similar to the IOP found in other epidemiologic investigations; the prevalence of glaucoma, however, seems to be rather high.
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