Prevalence of glaucoma in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: the Vientiane Eye Study.

The prevalence of glaucoma in the Vientiane Eye Study is relatively low compared with the prevalence reported in other studies from Asian regions; however, the median age in this study was low, reflecting the age group of the population and the rapid urbanisation occurring in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Nevertheless, glaucoma remains a blinding disease in this population.