Primary angle closure glaucoma in East Asia: Educational attainment as a protective factor

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 217-225

  Yip, Jennifer L Y ^a,b,c   Nolan, Winifred P ^b,d   Davaatseren, Uranchimeg ^d   Baasankhuu, Jamyanjav ^e   Lee, Pak S ^b   Khaw, Peng T ^b,d   Johnson, Gordon J ^a   Foster, Paul J ^a,b,d   Gilbert, Clare E ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Health Sciences University   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Glaucoma (angle closure); Risk factors; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

A SCAN; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONGOLIA; OPTIC DISK; PRIMARY CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLIT LAMP; SOCIAL STATUS; THICKNESS; VISUAL FIELD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONGOLIA; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053512763     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2011.602507     Document Type: Article

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