Prevalence of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in a Spanish Population

Alfonso Ant n; María T. Andrada; Vicente Mujica; Miguel A Calle; Javier Pórtela García-Miguel; Agustín Mayo-Íscar

doi:10.1097/01.ijg.0000133385.74502.29

Abstract

The prevalence of POAG in this Segovia population is 2.1%, similar to that estimated in previous studies performed in predominantly Caucasian populations.

Keywords

MedicineGlaucomaOpen angle glaucomaOphthalmologyOptic nerveVisual fieldPopulationOcular hypertensionConfidence intervalIntraocular pressureVisual acuityGonioscopyOptometryEye diseaseEye examinationVisual field testCross-sectional studyInternal medicinePathology

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 13
Issue: 5
Pages: 371-376
Citations: 96
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                                    Alfonso Ant n, 
                                
                                    María T. Andrada, 
                                
                                    Vicente Mujica
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            Prevalence of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in a Spanish Population. 
                            Journal of Glaucoma
                            , 13
                            (5)
                            , 371-376.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ijg.0000133385.74502.29
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000133385.74502.29