Abstract
POAG accounted for 67% of all glaucoma, PACG 21%, and secondary glaucomas 12%. Glaucoma was the second most common cause of severe unilateral visual loss.
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MedicineGlaucomaGonioscopyOphthalmologyIntraocular pressureOptic discVisual acuityVisual fieldPopulationOptometry
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- 2003
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- article
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- 87
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1069-1074
- Citations
- 171
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Rupert Bourne
(2003).
Prevalence of glaucoma in Thailand: a population based survey in Rom Klao District, Bangkok.
British Journal of Ophthalmology
, 87
(9)
, 1069-1074.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.87.9.1069
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- 10.1136/bjo.87.9.1069