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Ethnic variation in early age-related macular degeneration lesions between white Australians and Singaporean Asians.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 26 Jun 2014
Joachim Nichole, Mitchell Paul, Younan Christine, Burlutsky George, Cheng Ching-Yu, Cheung Chui Ming Gemmy, Zheng Yingfeng, Moffitt Mireille, Wong Tien Yin, Wang Jie Jin
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PURPOSE: We compared early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) lesion characteristics between white Australians and Singaporean Asians. METHODS: Participants of the Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES; whites, n = 3508) and the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Disease Study (SEED; Malay, n = 3280, Indian, n = 3400, and Chinese, n = 3353) underwent examinations, including retinal photography. The AMD lesions were...
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