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Heritability of risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma: the Beaver Dam Eye Study.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2004
Klein Barbara E K, Klein Ronald, Lee Kristine E
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PURPOSE: To investigate the family aggregation and heritability of risk indicators of primary open-angle glaucoma. METHODS: During the baseline examination of the Beaver Dam Eye Study, standardized measurements of intraocular pressure were performed with a Goldmann applanation tonometer. Stereoscopic photographs of the optic discs were taken of both eyes of each study participant. The eyes were graded for the...
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