Glaucoma progression to blindness
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Glaucoma Working Group
28.3.2023
It has been estimated that in patients under treatment, the rate of bilateral blindness
may be around 5–6 % in 10 years and 13–14 % in 20 years, after first
visual field changes, and the mean time from the appearance of the first visual field
changes to blindness may vary from 30 to 40 years.
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