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Prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in the northwest of Spain
Author(s) -
Montañés J. Moreno,
Paredes A. Alcolea,
Garcia S. Campos
Publication year - 1989
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.1755-3768.1989.tb01619.x
Subject(s) - pseudoexfoliation syndrome , pseudoexfoliation , ophthalmology , medicine , glaucoma
. A prospective study of Pseudoexfoliation (PSX) syndrome prevalence has been evaluated in the northwest of Spain. In 850 examined patients (≥ 60 years old), PSX syndrome was found in 161 (18.9%); the frequency in those who suffered from cataract was 28.7%. Mean age in patients with PSX syndrome was 73.16 years old (70.19 in the whole of the patients examined). Bilateral PSX syndrome was observed in 73.3%. Intraocular pressure was glaucomatous in 49% of patients. The frequency of PSX syndrome increases with age; no differences have been noticed between sexes.