Early detection of primary angle‐closure glaucoma

• Published in: Acta Ophthalmologica
• Main Author: Alsbirk, Poul Helge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1988
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Haag; eskimo*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1988.tb04380.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1755-3768.1988.tb04380.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1988.tb04380.x

Abstract In an unselected population of 541 Greenland Eskimos, a survey was performed aiming at early primary angle‐closure glaucoma (PACG) detection. Of the men 162/274 and women 182/267 were above the age of 40. The ophthalmological examination included slit‐lamp grading of limbal chamber depth (L...