title: The prevalence of pseudoexfoliation in three separate municipalities of Middle-Norway. A preliminary report.
abstract: An epidemiological eye study has been performed in three separate municipalities in the county of South-Trøndelag, Norway. The prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome turned out to be 10.2%, 21.0%, and 19.6% in the respective areas, stating beyond doubt that there are considerable geographic variations in the distribution of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ringvold
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blika
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elsås
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guldahl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brevik
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hesstvedt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Høisen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kjørsvik
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rossvoll
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003460:Crystallization; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D012737:Sex Factors