Racial variations in the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma. The Baltimore Eye Survey.

Abstract

--Black Americans are at higher risk of primary open-angle glaucoma than their white neighbors. This may reflect an underlying genetic susceptibility to this disease and indicates that additional efforts are needed to identify and treat this sight-threatening disorder in high-risk communities.

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MedicineGlaucomaOpen angle glaucomaIntraocular pressurePopulationOphthalmologyDemographyGonioscopyEye diseaseOptometryEnvironmental health

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 266
Issue: 3
Pages: 369-74
Citations: 551
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                                    James M. Tielsch, 
                                
                                    Alfred Sommer, 
                                
                                    Joanne Katz
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            Racial variations in the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma. The Baltimore Eye Survey.. 
                            PubMed
                            , 266
                            (3)
                            , 369-74.