Gonioscopy in adult chinese : The liwan eye study

• Published in: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science Vol. 47; no. 11; pp. 4772 - 4779
• Main Authors: MINGGUANG HE, FOSTER, Paul J, JIAN GE, WENYONG HUANG, DANDAN WANG, FRIEDMAN, David S, KHAW, Peng T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rockville, MD Association for Research in Vision and Ophtalmology 01.11.2006
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Eye and associated structures. Visual pathways and centers. Vision; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - diagnosis; Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - epidemiology; Gonioscopy; Humans; Iris - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Trabecular Meshwork - pathology; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Asia; China; Human; Eye; Adult; Chinese; Gonioscopy; Ophthalmology

To assess gonioscopic characteristics of the drainage angle in adult Chinese in an urban area of southern China. Clustered random sampling was used to select adults aged 50 years and older in Liwan District, Guangzhou. Gonioscopy was performed on all the subjects. The geometric angle width was grade...