Epidemiological survey of primary angle-closure glaucoma in Doumen.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) in Doumen Countty, Guangdong province.


METHODS
Four villages from eight districts in doumen were selected by stratified, cluster and random sampling. Of a total of 1055 people aged 45 years or over, 932 (88.62%) were examined. The examination and diagnostic criterion were similar to those of shunyi survey.


RESULTS
The prevalence of PACG in subjects over 45 year of eye is 0.64%, in those over 50 years of age is 0.85% in Doumen, which is significantly lower than the corresponding figure of 1.99% in shunyi (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
This study identifies the prevalence of PACG in Doumen is lower than in Shunyi.
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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Xu
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Zhu
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Liu
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D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation