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

• Published in: Eye (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
• Language: English
• 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; Bibliographic review

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...