The prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Chinese people
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The prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Chinese people.
BACKGROUND Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS) is regarded as rare in people of Chinese ethnicity but the prevalence of this condition is not known. This epidemiology study was conducted to assess the prevalence of PXS in cataract patients and to report the clinical features present. METHODS Prospective descriptive study conducted in the period from March 1999 to May 2001 in ophthalmology depart...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.021816