Characteristics of pigmentary glaucoma in Japanese individuals

Purpose Myopia is a known risk factor of pigmentary glaucoma (PG), and the increased prevalence of myopia in Asian countries indicates that more cases of PG will likely develop soon. However, there are no diagnostic criteria for PG for Asians. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2022-06, Vol.17 (6), p.e0268864-e0268864
Hauptverfasser:	Yamashita, Takehiro, Shiihara, Hideki, Terasaki, Hiroto, Fujiwara, Kazuki, Tanaka, Minoru, Sakamoto, Taiji
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anterior chamber Asian people Biology and Life Sciences Children Concavity Cornea Criteria Degeneration Diagnosis Diagnostic systems Eye lens Glaucoma Iris Medical diagnosis Medicine and Health Sciences Myopia Open-angle glaucoma Patients Physical Sciences Pigmentation Retinal degeneration Risk analysis Risk factors Signs Trauma Uveitis White people
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose Myopia is a known risk factor of pigmentary glaucoma (PG), and the increased prevalence of myopia in Asian countries indicates that more cases of PG will likely develop soon. However, there are no diagnostic criteria for PG for Asians. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of PG in Japanese individuals and establish three diagnostic signs for PG. Methods This was a single-center, retrospective, case series study of glaucoma patients who visited the Kagoshima University Hospital between January 2015 and January 2020. The inclusion criteria were age
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0268864