| A high prevalence of occludable angles in a Vietnamese population. | |
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PMID: 8841301 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of occludable angles in a Vietnamese population. METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed the angle status in 482 Vietnamese patients who presented to a general ophthalmology practice. All angles were graded by a glaucoma specialist according to the Shaffer method. Patients were excluded if they had known glaucoma or narrow angles, or a history of trauma or intraocular surgery. RESULTS: A total of 29.5% of all patients surveyed and 47.8% of those 55 years of age or older had grade 0 to 2 angles. In the Framingham study, 3.8% of white patients 55 years of age or older had grade 0 to 2 angles. Of the patients in our study population, 8.5% had grade 0 to 1 angles and were considered at high risk for occlusion. CONCLUSIONS: Vietnamese patients have a much higher prevalence of narrow angles and a greater risk of angle-closure glaucoma than white patients. |
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Authors:
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N Nguyen; J S Mora; M M Gaffney; A S Ma; P C Wong; A G Iwach; H Tran; C J Dickens |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Ophthalmology Volume: 103 ISSN: 0161-6420 ISO Abbreviation: Ophthalmology Publication Date: 1996 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-10-25 Completed Date: 1996-10-25 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802443 Medline TA: Ophthalmology Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1426-31 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Glaucoma Research and Education Group, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Anterior Eye Segment / pathology Child Female Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / classification, ethnology* Gonioscopy Humans Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Prevalence Retrospective Studies San Francisco / epidemiology Sex Distribution Vietnam / ethnology |
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Ophthalmology. 1997 May;104(5):733-4
[PMID:
9160014
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