Pseudoexfoliation syndrome at a Singapore eye clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographics of pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PXG) in a Singapore hospital eye outpatient clinic.

Methods

A retrospective study of 93 consecutive patients (146 eyes) with PXF was undertaken by a single ophthalmologist over a period of 37 months (July 1, 2006, to July 31, 2009).

Results

Ninety-three (2.8%) of 3,297 patients seen during the study period were diagnosed with PXF. Forty-three (46.2%) of the 93 PXF patients were male. Indians were 5.04 times more likely to develop PXF than Chinese (P<0.001, 95% confidence interval 3.05-8.33), while Malays were 2.22 times more likely to develop PXF as compared with Chinese (P=0.029, 95% CI 1.08-4.55). Twenty-two (23.7%) of the 93 P

SUBMITTER: Lee JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4562725 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature