Pseudoexfoliation syndrome at a Singapore eye clinic
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Pseudoexfoliation syndrome at a Singapore eye clinic
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographics of pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PXG) in a Singapore hospital eye outpatient clinic. METHODS A retrospective study of 93 consecutive patients (146 eyes) with PXF was undertaken by a single ophthalmologist over a period of 37 months (July 1, 2006, to July 31, 2009). RESULTS Ninety-thre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s87155