Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Alexander Brucker

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• Review Article
  Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Individuals of African Descent: A Review of Risk Factors
  Author(s): Rebecca Salowe, Julia Salinas, Neil H Farbman, Aishat Mohammed, Joshua Z Warren, Allison Rhodes, Alexander Brucker, Meredith Regina, Eydie Miller-Ellis, Prithvi S Sankar, Amanda Lehman and Joan M O’Brien Rebecca Salowe, Julia Salinas, Neil H Farbman, Aishat Mohammed, Joshua Z Warren, Allison Rhodes, Alexander Brucker, Meredith Regina, Eydie Miller-Ellis, Prithvi S Sankar, Amanda Lehman and Joan M O’Brien
  
  Objective: To identify the major risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in individuals of African descent. Methods: We searched PubMed for relevant articles, with results spanning April 1947 to present. All abstracts were reviewed and, where relevant to POAG and race, articles were catalogued and analyzed. Additional sources were identified through citations in articles returned by our search. Results: Numerous potential POAG risk factors were identified and organized into categories by demographics (age, sex, and skin color), lifestyle choices (smoking, alcohol), comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, and obesity), ophthalmic findings (eye structure, central corneal thickness, corneal hysteresis, elevated intraocular pressure, myopia, cataract, and vascular abnormalities), family history, socioeconomi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000450

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