Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 1-7.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2015.01.001

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The Second Grade National Prize for Science and Technology Progress—The establishment and application of new prevention and treatment technology of primary open angle glaucoma

Yang Diya, Wang Ningli   

  1. Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2014-01-14 Online:2015-02-21 Published:2015-01-31
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(81271005,81300767)

Abstract: In the recent 10 years, the prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma(POAG) in China has been increased from 0.29% to 2.6%, and POAG becomes the most important irreversible blindness disease. As it is still in vague of the mechanism of intraocular pressure elevation and impairment of optic nerve, and lacks of screening and prevention technology, the blindness rate of POAG is higher than 8% which is the average level of developed country. Leading by Professor Ningli Wang, this program established the new POAG prevention and treatment system by resolving the mechanism of POAG and the key technology and instrument. The new technology and instrument has been applied in over 26 provinces and over 300 districts, which covered 120 million peoples. There are 3.2 million patients have been benefited from this program. The blindness rate of POAG has reduced from 15% to 5%, and the disable rate reduced from 30% to 15%.

Key words: primary open angle glaucoma, pathogenesis, screening, diagnosis, treatment

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