Abstract

The prevalence of glaucoma among Malay persons 40 years of age and older in Singapore is 3.4%, comparable to ethnic Chinese people in Singapore and other racial/ethnic groups in Asia. As in Chinese, Caucasians, and African people, primary open-angle glaucoma was the main form of glaucoma in this population. More than 90% of glaucoma cases were previously undetected.

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GlaucomaMedicineGonioscopyOphthalmologyMalayOptometryOpen angle glaucomaConfidence intervalPopulationVisual fieldVisual acuityIntraocular pressureChinese peopleInternal medicineGeography

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AdultAgedAsian PeopleFemaleGlaucomaGlaucomaAngle-ClosureGlaucomaOpen-AngleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSex RatioSingapore

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Year
2008
Type
article
Volume
49
Issue
9
Pages
3846-3846
Citations
277
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Sunny Shen, Tien Yin Wong, Paul J. Foster et al. (2008). The Prevalence and Types of Glaucoma in Malay People: The Singapore Malay Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science , 49 (9) , 3846-3846. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.08-1759

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10.1167/iovs.08-1759
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18441307

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