Pseudoexfoliation, Intraocular Pressure, and Senile Lens Changes in a Population-Based Survey

Publication Description
• The prevalence rate of pseudoexfoliation among persons in the Framingham Eye Study, a population-based survey, increased from 0.6% for ages 52 to 64 years to 2.6% for ages 65 to 74 years to 5.0% for ages 75 to 85 years. Age-adjusted rates showed a statistically significant 2.3 to 1.0 female to male ratio. Pseudoexfoliation was associated with higher intraocular pressure levels and more frequent senile lens changes, but the latter relationship was not statistically significant. The age-specific prevalence rates for the Framingham population are similar to those reported from a mass screening of subjects in Norway, where the condition is thought to be especially common. Some of the previously reported geographic variations in prevalence rates may be due to differences in disease definitions, subject selection, and examination conditions.

Primary Author
Hiller,Rita
Sperduto,Robert D.
Krueger,Dean E.

Volume
100

Issue
7

Start Page
1080

Other Pages
1082

Publisher
American Medical Association

URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1982.01030040058007

PMID
7092647



Reference Type
Journal Article

Periodical Full
Archives of Ophthalmology

Publication Year
1982

Publication Date
Jul 1,

Place of Publication
United States

ISSN/ISBN
0003-9950

Document Object Index
10.1001/archopht.1982.01030040058007