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Correlated or not: Glaucoma prevalence and modern industrialization.

Medical hypotheses - 1 Feb 2011

Wang Lijun, Zhang Xiulan, Cai Shuping, Ma Jia, Liu Xuyang, Wang Ningli

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The higher prevalence of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) among Eskimos, Chinese and Mongolians has long been acknowledged, while primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is common in blacks and Caucasians. However, in recent years, the incidence of Chinese POAG has increased to a level similar to...

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PMID: 21115296
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.10.001

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