Reducing the Visual Burden of Glaucoma in Asia What we Know and What we Need to Know

Despite great progress ill elucidating risk factors and effective treatments for eye disease ill the last decades. blindness prevalence in the developing and developed world is either static 01, rising. A research agenda is needed to develop and test specific strategies to reduce the burden of blindness from glaucoma and other common eye diseases, Current knowledge about open and closed-an-le glaucoma is reviewed and a strategy to reduce glaucoma blindness in Asia is suggested. A critical component of this strategy is enhanced training in the detection of narrow angles and optic nerve damage by direct examination. Specific research topics that could inform such a strategy, are outlined.