Glaucoma
Description
glaucoma: Increased pressure in the eyeball due to obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H7_GLAUCOMA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H40/H42 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H42/H40 |
| Include | H7_GLAUCSUSP, H7_GLAUCPRIMOPEN, H7_GLAUCCLOSEPRIM, H7_GLAUCSECTRAUMA, H7_GLAUCSECINFLAM, H7_GLAUCSECDISEASE, H7_GLAUCSECDRUG, H7_GLAUCNAS, H7_GLAUCOMAMEDICATION, H7_GLAUCINOTH |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 5409 | 3260 | 2149 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 4.08 | 4.34 | 3.74 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 62.59 | 62.63 | 62.54 |
| Median number of events / individual | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 52.06 | 50.12 | 55.0 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.4 | 3.37 | 5.96 |