Prevalence of glaucoma in a rural East African population.

Ralf Buhrmann; Harry A. Quigley; Yolanda Barrón; Sheila K. West; Matthew S. Oliva; B. B. O. Mmbaga

Abstract

The high prevalence of OAG in this group was similar to that of African-derived persons in the United States but less than in African-Caribbean populations. ACG was more prevalent in east Africans than suggested by anecdotal reports.

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MedicineGlaucomaGonioscopyOphthalmologyIntraocular pressureOptic discEye examinationOptometryPopulationConfidence intervalOcular hypertensionVisual acuityOptic diskVisual field testInternal medicine

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 41
Issue: 1
Pages: 40-8
Citations: 283
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                                    Ralf Buhrmann, 
                                
                                    Harry A. Quigley, 
                                
                                    Yolanda Barrón
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2000). 
                            Prevalence of glaucoma in a rural East African population.. 
                            PubMed
                            , 41
                            (1)
                            , 40-8.