Epidemiology of pseudoexfoliation in the island of Crete (Greece) | Zendy

Kozobolis Vassilios P. | Zendy; Papatzanaki Maria | Zendy; Vlachonikolis Ioannis G. | Zendy; Pallikaris Ioannis G. | Zendy; Tsambarlakis Ioannis G. | Zendy

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Epidemiology of pseudoexfoliation in the island of Crete (Greece)

Author(s) -

Kozobolis Vassilios P.,

Papatzanaki Maria,

Vlachonikolis Ioannis G.,

Pallikaris Ioannis G.,

Tsambarlakis Ioannis G.

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

acta ophthalmologica scandinavica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1600-0420

pISSN - 1395-3907

DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00640.x

Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoexfoliation , epidemiology , demography , pediatrics , ophthalmology , effects of high altitude on humans , pseudoexfoliation syndrome , glaucoma , sociology , anatomy

. Purpose: To evaluate the pseudoexfoliation (PEX) prevalence in the island of Crete (Greece). Method: Organized visits to various villages, to examine a predetermined number of people born and living in these villages, in collaboration with the local birth register offices. Results: PEX prevalence in Crete, in people aged 40 years and more, was found to be 16.1% (men: 21.3%, women: 12.6% ‐ Prefecture of: Heraklion 11.5%, Chania 13.4%, Lasithi 16.9%, Rethymnon 27%). 28.8% of PEX‐patients presented IOP >21 mmHg. In unilateral PEX‐patients, mean IOP of PEX‐eyes was found to be 17.82 mmHg versus 15.6 mmHg in fellow eyes. Conclusion: PEX prevalence was higher in men than in women and increases with age, as does bilaterality. A correlation between increased PEX prevalence and high altitude may exist. PEX is a risk factor for the development of IOP disturbances which seem to appear earlier in women.

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