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Prevalence of exfoliation syndrome in central Sri Lanka: the Kandy Eye Study.
Rudkin, A K; Edussuriya, K; Sennanayake, S; Senaratne, T; Selva, D; Sullivan, T R; Casson, R J.
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  • Rudkin AK; South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Adelaide, 5000, South Australia, Australia. adam@rudkin.com.au
Br J Ophthalmol ; 92(12): 1595-8, 2008 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18927228
AIMS: To report the prevalence and correlates of exfoliation syndrome (XFS) in central, rural Sri Lanka. METHODS: A population-based, cross-sectional ophthalmic survey of inhabitants 40 years of age and over from villages in the Kandy District was conducted. Selection was randomised using a cluster sampling process. 1721 eligible participants were identified, 1375 participated. A detailed ophthalmic history and examination including ocular biometry was made of each participant. RESULTS: The prevalence of XFS was estimated to be 1.1% (95% CI 0.5 to 1.5%; 22 eyes). XFS was bilateral in eight subjects, unilateral in six subjects. Univariate analysis demonstrated a significant association between XFS and increasing age (p<0.001), increasing intraocular pressure (odds ratio 1.2; 95% CI 1.09 to 1.27; p<0.001), nuclear cataracts (odds ratio 1.92; 95% CI 1.47 to 2.51; p<0.001), visual impairment (odds ratio 9.72; 95% CI 3.01 to 31.44; p<0.001) and a history of hypertension (odds ratio 3.89; 95% CI 1.14 to 13.16; p = 0.030). CONCLUSION: XFS in this Sri Lankan population was associated with advanced age, raised intraocular pressure, nuclear cataracts, hypertension and visual impairment.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades del Nervio Óptico / Síndrome de Exfoliación Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Br J Ophthalmol Año: 2008 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades del Nervio Óptico / Síndrome de Exfoliación Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Br J Ophthalmol Año: 2008 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido