The frequency of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in the Eastern Mediterranean area of Turkey
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 70 (2), 209-213
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1992.tb04125.x
Abstract
In this study we evaluated the frequency of pseudoexfoliation syndrome, the percentages of glaucoma and senile cataract in patients with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome, and the percentages of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in patients with glaucoma and senile cataract in the Eastern Mediterranean area of Turkey. We examined 1356 persons over 40 years of age. Frequency of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in the greater than or equal to 50 years old age band was 7.2%, and there was a statistically significant difference between the sexes. Over 60 years of age, the frequency of pseudoexfoliation syndrome was 11.2%, the percentage of glaucoma in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome was 34.3%, the percentage of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in patients with glaucoma was 46.9%, the percentage of cataract in persons with pseudoexfoliation syndrome was 88.1%, and the percentage of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in persons with cataract was 17.7%. The differences between the percentage of glaucoma and cataract in patients with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome, were both statistically significant (p less than 0.001).This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
- THE FREQUENCY OF FIBRILLOPATHIA EPITHELIOCAPSULARIS (SO-CALLED SENILE EXFOLIATION OR PSEUDOEXFOLIATION) IN PATIENTS WITH OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMAActa Ophthalmologica, 2009
- PREVALENCE OF EXFOLIATION SYNDROME IN FINLANDActa Ophthalmologica, 1988
- EXFOLIATION SYNDROME IN VARIOUS ETHNIC POPULATIONSActa Ophthalmologica, 1988
- Long-term Follow-up of Pseudoexfoliation and the Development of Elevated Intraocular PressureOphthalmology, 1987
- Pseudoexfoliation, Intraocular Pressure, and Senile Lens Changes in a Population-Based SurveyAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1982
- FREQUENCY OF CAPSULAR GLAUCOMA IN CENTRAL FINLANDActa Ophthalmologica, 1973
- Prevalence of Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndrome in an Urban South African Clinic PopulationAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1972
- MASS SCREENING FOR FIBRILLOPATHIA EPITHELIOCAPSULARISActa Ophthalmologica, 1971
- THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF FIBRILLOPATHIA EPITHELIOCAPSULARISActa Ophthalmologica, 1969
- Exfoliation SyndromeAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1966