Abstract

Approximately 1% of adults aged 40 years and older living in rural China have POAG. As seen in other populations, increasing age, higher IOP, greater axial length, and having myopia were associated with POAG. Given the rapid aging and myopic shift (acquired myopia) in China's population, POAG is likely to increase in prevalence in the coming decades.

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MedicineIntraocular pressureGlaucomaOphthalmologyOdds ratioConfidence intervalOpen angle glaucomaFundus (uterus)Eye examinationPopulationOptometryVisual acuityInternal medicine

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AdultAgedAgingAsian PeopleChinaFemaleGlaucomaOpen-AngleHumansIntraocular PressureLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyopiaPrevalenceRandom AllocationRisk FactorsRural PopulationVisual Fields

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Year
2011
Type
article
Volume
52
Issue
11
Pages
8250-8250
Citations
158
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Yuanbo Liang, David S. Friedman, Qiang Zhou et al. (2011). Prevalence of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in a Rural Adult Chinese Population: The Handan Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science , 52 (11) , 8250-8250. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.11-7472

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10.1167/iovs.11-7472
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21896871

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