Prevalence and Characteristics of Primary Angle-Closure Diseases in a Rural Adult Chinese Population: The Handan Eye Study

Abstract

The prevalence of PACS, PAC, and PACG in this rural population is similar to what was previously reported in urban Chinese residents. Two thirds of those with PACG were blind in at least one eye. Strategies to detect and treat this preventable disease in rural China are needed.

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GonioscopyMedicineGlaucomaOphthalmologyIntraocular pressureEye examinationConfidence intervalVisual acuityPopulationAutorefractorTrabecular meshworkOdds ratioChinese populationOptometryRefractive errorInternal medicineBiology

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AdultAge DistributionAgedAnterior ChamberAsian PeopleBlindnessChinaFemaleGlaucomaAngle-ClosureGonioscopyHumansMaleMiddle AgedOptic DiskPrevalenceRural PopulationSex Distribution

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Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 52
Issue: 12
Pages: 8672-8672
Citations: 142
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                                    Yuanbo Liang, 
                                
                                    David S. Friedman, 
                                
                                    Qiang Zhou
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Prevalence and Characteristics of Primary Angle-Closure Diseases in a Rural Adult Chinese Population: The Handan Eye Study. 
                            Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
                            , 52
                            (12)
                            , 8672-8672.
                            https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.11-7480
                        

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DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7480
PMID: 21908580

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