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Abstract #24720 Published in IGR 11-4

Incidence of exfoliation syndrome and its association with glaucoma in old people

Wang Z-Y; Li X-X; Zhang M-N; Cui X
International Journal of Ophthalmology 2009; 9: 1288-1289


AIM: To evaluate the incidence of exfoliation syndrome and its association with glaucoma in eld people. METHODS: 14780 cases over 60 years old were performed general ocular examinations, such as visual acuity, cornea, iris, and IOP, and those whose optic disc were glaucoma-like were performed visual field examination. The data were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS: In 14780 individuals, cases with exfoliation syndrome was 1276 (8.63%); cases with glaucoma were 874 (5.91%); and both showed a increasing tendency with age. Cases were diagnosed as exfoliation syndrome complicated with glaucoma was 233 cases (18.26%). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of exfoliation syndrome showed an increasing tendency with age, and its incidence of glaucoma was higher compared with control group. We should give extensive follow-up and timely treatment. LA: Chinese

Z.-Y. Wang. Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China. 24681i@sina.com


Classification:

9.4.4.1 Exfoliation syndrome (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.4 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the lens)



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