Table 2 Prevalence of eye conditions for resident Singaporeans 40 years and older
From: Future requirements for and supply of ophthalmologists for an aging population in Singapore
Eye condition | Base year | Projected | % change from 2015 to 2040 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 | 2040 | ||
Cataract | 590 000 | 739 400 | 900 200 | 1 054 800 | 1 186 100 | 1 283 500 | 1 345 300 | 82 |
DR | 92 000 | 116 500 | 144 100 | 172 700 | 200 300 | 225 800 | 248 600 | 113 |
Glaucoma | 59 200 | 75 300 | 93 800 | 112 600 | 129 800 | 143 300 | 152 100 | 102 |
AMD | 106 500 | 125 700 | 145 700 | 164 600 | 180 300 | 190 700 | 194 900 | 55 |
Myopia | 957 000 | 1 148 100 | 1 317 900 | 1 483 700 | 1 654 800 | 1 818 600 | 1 954 900 | 70 |
Refractive error | 323 600 | 359 400 | 385 500 | 403 500 | 416 900 | 428 300 | 438 600 | 22 |
ERM | 217 100 | 276 100 | 340 900 | 405 000 | 461 600 | 508 200 | 544 800 | 97 |
RVO | 12 600 | 14 300 | 15 900 | 17 300 | 18 700 | 20 000 | 21 000 | 47 |
Other conditions | 73 500 | 90 500 | 109 900 | 131 400 | 153 900 | 174 600 | 190 400 | 110 |