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A narrative review of neuro-ophthalmologic disease in African Americans and Hispanics with multiple sclerosis.
Tardo, Lauren; Salter, Amber; Truong-Le, Melanie; Horton, Lindsay; Blackburn, Kyle M; Sguigna, Peter V.
Affiliation
  • Tardo L; Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-8806, USA.
  • Salter A; Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Truong-Le M; Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Horton L; Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Blackburn KM; Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Sguigna PV; Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Ther Adv Chronic Dis ; 14: 20406223231202645, 2023.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37790945
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common non-traumatic cause of disability in young people, with vision loss in the disease representing the second largest contributor to disability. In particular, African-American patients with MS are noted to have lower vision than their Caucasian counterparts. In this review, we examine the disparities in eye diseases in the MS population with our gaps in knowledge and discuss the underlying nature of pathological disparities.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Ther Adv Chronic Dis Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Ther Adv Chronic Dis Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States