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Pseudoexfoliation in Eskimos (Inuit) in Greenland
Author(s) -
OstenfeldÅkerblom Annette
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1988.tb04042.x
Subject(s) - pseudoexfoliation , pseudoexfoliation syndrome , optometry , geography , ophthalmology , medicine , glaucoma
. In a Greenland municipality, slit‐lamp bio‐microscopy was performed in 44 individuals aged 70 or above. Two were found to have pseudoexfoliation corresponding to 4.5%. This is the first time pseudoexfoliation has been demonstrated in Eskimos.