A review on the prevention and treatment pattern of primary angle closure glaucoma in China from points of evidence-based medicine and health economics
- VernacularTitle:从循证医学、卫生经济学角度看待我国原发性闭角型青光眼防治模式
- Author:
Xia SUN
;
Ning-Li WANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
evidence-based medicine;
health economics;
primary angle closure glaucoma/treatment
- From:
Ophthalmology in China
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Glaucoma is the first leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. China is one of the major developing countries and has the biggest burden of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) in the world. As the aged population grows in China, the amount of patients of PACG and"oecludable angle"will be increased consequently. China is facing a number of barriers in the prevention of glaucomatous blindness such as unbalanced alloeation of heahhcare resources, laek of evidence-based guidelines of glaucoma in accor- dance with Chinese situation, and sequential severe over-treatment. In this article, we reviewed the current mode of the prevention of glaucomatous blindness in China from the point of view of evidenee-based medicine and health economics, and provided several sugges- tions in further researehes and clinical works.
