Open AccessPseudo‐exfoliation and mortality
Author(s) -
Ringvold Amund,
Blika Sigmund,
Sandvik Leiv
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.tb00767.x
Subject(s) - medicine , exfoliation joint , ophthalmology , physics , quantum mechanics , graphene
The hypothesis that ocular pseudo‐exfoliation syndrome is part of a generalized disorder has been tested by suggesting that subjects having this syndrome would have increased mortality. However, no association was found between presence of ocular pseudo‐exfoliation syndrome and mortality.