Exfoliation syndrome in Estonian patients scheduled for cataract surgery
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Exfoliation syndrome in patients scheduled for cataract surgery.
A series of 305 consecutive patients 30 years of age or older scheduled for cataract surgery was examined to find out the frequency of exfoliation syndrome, the predominant type of cataract, and the intraocular pressure status. The mean age of 222 (72.8%) females and 83 (27.2%) males was 71.7 (+/- 11.1) years (range 32 to 91 years). Exfoliation was detected in 77 (25.2%) patients. It was unilat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1395-3907,1600-0420
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00256.x