A pilot project of glaucoma in Barbados.
A pilot project of glaucoma in Barbados.
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巴巴多斯的青光眼试点项目。
DOI：
10.1136/bjo.73.5.365
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发表时间：
1989
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通讯作者：
Kehoe,R
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作者：
Leske,MC;Connell,AM;Kehoe,R
开角型青光眼的患病率被认为是非常高的西印度黑人。为了开始调查威斯康星州巴巴多斯青光眼和其他眼病的患病率和风险因素，进行了一项试点研究。该试点项目确定了一个分层的，随机的300名35岁以上的人被邀请参加眼科检查和面试的国家样本。在接触的人中，89%有资格参加，其中95%同意参加。参与者的总体青光眼患病率为6%;在54岁以上的黑人和混合人群中为13%。年龄相关性白内障、高血压和糖尿病是常见的发现。虽然试点项目的样本量很小，但结果表明巴巴多斯青光眼的患病率很高，这一发现值得进一步研究。
The prevalence of open-angle glaucoma is believed to be very high among West Indian blacks. To begin investigating the prevalence and risk factors for glaucoma and other eye diseases in Barbados, WI, a pilot study was conducted. The pilot project identified a stratified, random national sample of 300 persons over 35 years of age who were invited to participate in an ophthalmic examination and an interview. Of those contacted 89% were eligible and 95% of these agreed to participate. The overall glaucoma prevalence in the participants was 6%; it was 13% among black and mixed persons over 54 years. Age related cataract, hypertension, and diabetes were frequent findings. Although the sample size of the pilot project is small, the results suggest a high prevalence of glaucoma in Barbados, a finding that merits further study.