title: Prevalence of asteroid bodies in a VA optometry clinic.
abstract: One thousand, five hundred and fifty-nine consecutive optometry clinic records at the Birmingham Veterans Center (BVAMC) were reviewed in an attempt to determine the prevalence of asteroid bodies in the vitreous. A review of the pertinent literature was conducted and a higher prevalence was found in our population than that reported in the literature. The difference was statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000407:Alabama; D044383:Black People; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013577:Syndrome; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014822:Vitreous Body; D044465:White People; D001741:Black or African American