A review of trabeculectomy in East Asian people-the influence of race

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. East Asians account for approximately half of all glaucoma sufferers. It is likely that trabeculectomy will be needed for many of these people as the intraocular pressure is to be maintained at a satisfactorily low level. The eyes of...

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Published inEye (London) Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 243 - 252
Main Authors HUSAIN, R, CLARKE, J. C. K, SEAH, S. K. L, KHAW, P. T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Nature Publishing Group 01.03.2005
Subjects
African Continental Ancestry Group
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Biological and medical sciences
European Continental Ancestry Group
Glaucoma - ethnology
Glaucoma - surgery
Glaucoma and intraocular pressure
Humans
Medical sciences
Ophthalmology
Trabeculectomy
Treatment Outcome
Asia
China
Glaucoma
Trabeculectomy
Protozoa
Review
Asian
Eye disease
Glaucoma (eye)
Race
Chinese
Influence
Ciliata
Ophthalmology
East
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Summary:Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. East Asians account for approximately half of all glaucoma sufferers. It is likely that trabeculectomy will be needed for many of these people as the intraocular pressure is to be maintained at a satisfactorily low level. The eyes of East Asian people differ in some aspects from those of other races. This review describes the natural history of the eye after trabeculectomy in East Asians.
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ISSN:0950-222X
1476-5454
DOI:10.1038/sj.eye.6701477