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EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of Childhood Glaucoma A Population-Based Study Elisabeth P. Aponte, MD; Nancy Diehl, BS; Brian G. Mohney, MD Objective: To describe the incidence and clinical char- 0.82), and 5 primary glaucoma (0.38/100 000; 0.05- acteristics of childhood glaucoma in a defined popula- 0.72). The birth prevalence of primary congenital glaucoma tion of the United States. during the 40-year period was 1 per 68 254 residents younger than 20 years or 1.46 per 100 000 (95% confi- Methods: The medical records of all pediatric patients dence interval, 0.03-8.16). Twenty-four individuals with younger than 20 years living in Olmstead County, Min- glaucoma suspect were also identified, yielding an inci- nesota, from January 1, 1965, through December 31, 2004, dence of 1.9 per 100 000 residents younger than 20 years who met diagnostic criteria for glaucoma or glaucoma (95% confidence interval, 1.14-2.66). suspect were reviewed. Conclusion: The incidence of childhood glaucoma in this Results: Thirty children were diagnosed as having glau- populationwas2.29per100 000residentsyoungerthan20 coma during the 40-year study period. The incidence of years or 1 per 43 575 residents younger than 20 years. Ac- childhood glaucoma was 2.29 (95% confidence interval, quiredandsecondaryformsofglaucomawerethemostcom- 1.47-3.12) per 100 000 residents younger
JAMA Ophthalmology – American Medical Association
Published: Apr 1, 2010
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