Glaucoma in China: where we are and what the future is

Abstract

In the last 5 years, great achievements have been made in glaucoma clinics and research field in China. The main Chinese glaucoma research progresses were selected by Chinese Ophthalmology Society. Among them, some research works have reached the international level. But we should clearly realize that Chinese glaucoma research work has a long way to go and the development plan should be made carefully.In the future, we need to establish the national clinical standards of glaucoma diagnosis and treatment to improve the research level, so as to enhance our international influence in glaucoma field.