title: Pseudoexfoliation of the lens in Australian Aborigines.
abstract: The first cases of pseudoexfoliation of the lens to be found in Australian Aborigines are reported. The prevalence rate in the communities in central Australia is 1-3% and for those 61 years and older is 16-3%. Within the limits of our assessment glaucoma was an associated finding in 8-1% of these cases. A high incidence of old trachoma, previous trauma, and Labrador keratopathy was also noted in these people.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline; D008875:Middle Aged; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples