title: Presence of pseudoexfoliation on clear and opacified crystalline lenses in an aged population.
abstract: Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) of the lens capsule is a well-known risk factor for open-angle glaucoma. Its prevalence is known to increase by age in the same way as prevalence of age-dependent cataract. In the present paper the prevalence of PEX varied from 8.5 to 13.2% increasing by age. Lens opacities were statistically significantly more common in PEX-positive than PEX-negative eyes. The importance of detecting exfoliation from the lens surface is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rouhiainen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teräsvirta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology*; D005387:Finland; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors