Wang Yun, Xu Liang, Yang Hua
Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100005, China.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2006 Mar 28;86(12):811-4.
To evaluate the prevalence of disc hemorrhage and papillary atrophy in Beijing defined area.
To review 4163 right eyes consecutive plain color fundus photographs of 4163 subjects (male/female = 1832/2331) who attended the eye screening.
The prevalence of glaucoma is 3.0% (135/4439). Disc hemorrhage was found in 42 eyes of 42 subjects (1.0%), and more frequently in women. The prevalences of papillary atrophy (alpha zone and beta zone) were 70.98% (2955/4163) and 20.95% (872/4163), respectively. The prevalence of beta zone was greater in glaucoma group than in non-glaucomatous group (Fisher's test, P < 0.01).
The prevalence of disc hemorrhage is low in whole population and women are easier to have disc hemorrhage with aging. Disc hemorrhage and papillary atrophy have different prevalences in defined-population study and might have close association on the early onset of glaucoma.
