African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study (ADAGES): III. Ancestry differences in visual function in healthy eyes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate differences in visual function between the healthy eyes of people of African (AD) and European descent (ED).

Methods

Visual function was assessed in 393 AD and 367 ED participants selected from the African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study and the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study. Participants had normal appearance of the optic disc and intraocular pressure of less than 22 mm Hg. Each participant had 2 reliable 24-2 standard automated perimetry tests, and most had short-wavelength automated perimetry and frequency-doubling technology tests. The generalized estimating equation was used to adjust for intereye correlations. Results were adjusted for age, vertical cup-disc ratio, disc size, central corneal thickness, and presence of high bloo

SUBMITTER: Racette L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2907156 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature