The prevalence of pseudoexfoliation in three separate municipalities of Middle-Norway. A preliminary report.
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.
Ringvold
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Trondheim, Norway.
Blika
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S
Elsås
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Guldahl
J
J
Brevik
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T
Hesstvedt
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P
Hoff
K
K
Høisen
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H
Kjørsvik
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S
Rossvoll
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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