OBJECTIVE: This study aims evaluating the incidence of risk factors in a population sample, assessed during campaign of prevention of blindness by glaucoma, and analyzing epidemiological data incidence of glaucoma in the city of João Pessoa (PB). METHODS: After prior disclosure, individuals aged≥ 40 years, attended voluntarily at Lauro Wanderley University Hospital, Joao Pessoa (PB) for examination, anamnesis, intraocular pressure (IOP) measured by applanation tonometer of Goldmann, and direct fundoscopy. Those who were considered suspect showed IOP ≥ 21 mmHg or/and a […]