Vision and Eye Research Unit, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Eye (Lond). 2011 Mar;25(3):297-300. doi: 10.1038/eye.2010.187. Epub 2010 Dec 17.
There exist ethnic differences in the prevalence of many ocular diseases. The ocular structures affected by these diseases can be imaged with devices that have increased in complexity over recent years. The purpose of this review is to explore what we mean by the term 'ethnicity' and what we know of ethnic differences in the structures of the eye that are commonly imaged. Finally, the implications of these ethnic differences are discussed in relation to the detection and monitoring of ocular disease that involves imaging instruments.
许多眼部疾病的患病率存在种族差异。这些疾病所影响的眼部结构可以通过近年来日益复杂的设备进行成像。本文的目的是探讨“种族”一词的含义,以及我们对常见成像眼部结构的种族差异的了解。最后,讨论了这些种族差异对涉及成像仪器的眼部疾病的检测和监测的影响。