Abstract
The prevalence of OAG in Hispanic persons was intermediate between reported values for white and black persons. The prevalence increased more quickly with increasing age than in other ethnic groups. Glaucoma was the leading cause of bilateral blindness.
Keywords
GonioscopyGlaucomaMedicineIntraocular pressureOphthalmologyOptic discPopulationConfidence intervalVisual field testVisual fieldVisual acuityOptometryInternal medicine
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Harry A. Quigley
(2001).
The Prevalence of Glaucoma in a Population-Based Study of Hispanic Subjects.
Archives of Ophthalmology
, 119
(12)
, 1819-1819.
https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.119.12.1819
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- 10.1001/archopht.119.12.1819