A narrative review of neuro-ophthalmologic disease in African Americans and Hispanics with multiple sclerosis.
Ther Adv Chronic Dis
; 14: 20406223231202645, 2023.
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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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En
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Ther Adv Chronic Dis
Year:
2023
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Article
Affiliation country:
United States
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United States