Ocular pseudoexfoliation syndrome and life span
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BACKGROUND To compare life span of persons with and without ocular pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PES). METHODS The study is based on an epidemiological survey conducted in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway, in 1985-86. All inhabitants over 64 years of age (2109 individuals) were invited. Mortality information was obtained from The Norwegian Institute of Public Health in 2014, by which time 99% of the participants were deceased. RESULTS When adjusting for age and gender, life span was not statistically different in persons with and without PES. Following the diagnosis of PES, patients' survival was up to, and beyond, 30 years. CONCLUSIONS Our observations suggest that, despite all the systemic aberrations reported in persons with ocular PES, none or only marginal functional changes are caused in extraocular organs and tissues. The present study supports the notion that systemic PES is not a life-threatening condition.
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Ocular Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Life Span: Act 2
Article history: Received 8 June 2015 Accepted 8 June 2015 Available online 10 June 2015 such as the aorta, heart and brain as well as potentially deleterious hyperhomocystinemia in PES-positive subjects (for references see Slettedal et al., 2015). Such claims have independently been challenged by data from other centers, which also has spoken against a clinically significant, true association ...
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