Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Pseudoexfoliation syndrome" in English language version.
Pseudoexfoliation was found to be more prevalent in Greece than in other white populations,
Glaucoma is a broad term for a number of different conditions that damage the optic nerve, the 'cable' that carries visual information from the eye to the brain, thereby causing changes in vision.
A new gene defect has been found that accounts for essentially all the heritability of pseudoexfoliation syndrome.
... Dr. Crandall urges surgeons to probe for such changes early because it is surgically much easier to repair the phacodonesis before the lenses have dropped.
... In Scandinavia, this condition represents greater than 50% of all cases of open angle glaucoma.
Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome ... The substance is composed of proteins produced by the lens, iris, and other parts of the eye. People can have this condition and not develop glaucoma, but they are at high risk.
... Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome (also known as exfoliation syndrome) is the most common identifiable condition associated with glaucoma. The substance is composed of proteins produced by the lens, iris, and other parts of the eye.
Glaucoma is a broad term for a number of different conditions that damage the optic nerve, the 'cable' that carries visual information from the eye to the brain, thereby causing changes in vision.
... Dr. Crandall urges surgeons to probe for such changes early because it is surgically much easier to repair the phacodonesis before the lenses have dropped.
Pseudoexfoliation was found to be more prevalent in Greece than in other white populations,