title: Is asteroid hyalosis ocular gout?
abstract: In 76 cases of asteroid hyalosis, seven (9.2%) had gout, eight (10.5%) had close relatives with gout, and two (2.6%) were in both categories. Three of the gouty seven were receiving gout medications. Serum uric acid measurements were elevated in 28.3% of the 46 cases (60.5%) measured. In the 68 monocular cases (89.5%), whites (57 cases) showed no right/left predilection, but blacks (11 cases) had 100% left eye involvement (P less than .001). From a review of 49,000 records, prevalence rates were calculated for discrete age and sex groups. Females under age 60 had no asteroid hyalosis. After age 60 they had a constant prevalence rate of one case per 600 (0.15%). Males of all ages had a higher prevalence rate than females, increasing with age to one per 126 (0.79%) in the 80-or-older group. In all 76 patients, the male-to-female ratio was 1.45:1. Among whites it was, 1.74:1, and among blacks, 0.63:1.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Safir
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Mincey
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044383:Black People; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood; D014822:Vitreous Body; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid