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Br J Ophthalmol 2005;89:239-240 doi:10.1136/bjo.2004.047605
  • Letter

The prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Chinese people: the Tanjong Pagar Survey

  1. P J Foster1,
  2. S K L Seah2
  1. 1Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, and Glaucoma Research Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
  2. 2Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
  1. Correspondence to: Paul J Foster Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK; p.fosterucl.ac.uk
  • Accepted 6 July 2004

Young and colleagues report that pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS) was uncommon in 500 Chinese people aged 60 years and older attending general ophthalmic clinics in Hong Kong with a presumed diagnosis of cataract.1 We have previously carried out a population based assessment of the prevalence of prevalence and risk factors for glaucoma in a district of Singapore, which allowed us to assess the prevalence of PXS in a representative Chinese adult population.2

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This study was approved by the ethics review board of Singapore National Eye Centre. All subjects gave written, informed consent. A total of 2000 Chinese Singaporeans aged 40 years and …

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