Glaucoma has been one of the threatening eye diseases that cause total blindness. The World Health Organization ranks it as the second most common cause of blindness globally. Global statistics reveal that about 4.5 million persons' blindness was as a result of glaucoma. It is projected that this number would rise to 11.2 million in the year 2020 by which time glaucoma cases globally is estimated at 76 million. The World Glaucoma Association indicates that glaucoma is great among population of persons aged between 40-80 years. Glaucoma is often developed among people in Africa, African Americans, East Asians and those from the Hispanic descent. Recently, Ghana is ranked second in worldwide statistics for glaucoma cases with 8.5 percent of persons from 40 years to 80 years and 7.7 percent of persons above 30 years. 15-20 percent of all blindness cases in Ghana are attributed to glaucoma.
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