THE FREQUENCY OF SENILE EXFOLIATION IN ICELAND
A total of 545 men and 521 women of 50 years and older were examined for senile exfoliation without discernible glaucoma. Here, as elsewhere, exfoliation mainly occurs after the age of 60. In male patients exfoliation without glaucoma was found to be more frequent than in women (2.9%:1.7%). In the m...
| Published in: | Acta Ophthalmologica |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1974
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| Summary: | A total of 545 men and 521 women of 50 years and older were examined for senile exfoliation without discernible glaucoma. Here, as elsewhere, exfoliation mainly occurs after the age of 60. In male patients exfoliation without glaucoma was found to be more frequent than in women (2.9%:1.7%). In the material 214 patients with open‐angle glaucoma were examined, of whom 147 were men (average 76 years) and 67 women (average 77 years). There were 84 men (57%) and 31 women (46%) with senile exfoliation. When looking for the causes or effects of senile exfoliation in glaucoma afflicted eyes, I am led to believe that in most cases it is primarily caused by glaucoma simplex, the exfoliation being the result of a long‐standing increase of tension with ensuing degeneration. More specifically, that in the ciliary and iris epithelial layers, mucopolysaccharide or other unknown substances are developed and occur as exfoliation materials in the various tissues of the eye. |
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