Das B N, Thompson J R, Patel R, Rosenthal A R
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
J R Soc Med. 1994 Apr;87(4):219-22.
Random samples of people aged 40 years and over were drawn from lists of patients registered with two neighbouring inner-city general practices: one predominantly with Asian patients and the other predominantly with European patients. The people selected were invited to attend specially arranged eye clinics for examination by an ophthalmologist and an optician. We examined 377 people and found that, compared to people of European descent, Asians had a significantly higher prevalence of age-related cataract: 30% compared to 3% in people aged under 60 years and 78% compared to 54% in those aged 60 years and over. The age of onset of cataract seems to be earlier in Asians. After adjustment for age, there were no statistically significant ethnic differences in the prevalences of open-angle glaucoma, macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy.
从两个相邻市中心普通诊所登记的患者名单中随机抽取40岁及以上的人群样本：一个诊所主要是亚洲患者，另一个诊所主要是欧洲患者。被选中的人被邀请到专门安排的眼科诊所，由眼科医生和验光师进行检查。我们检查了377人，发现与欧洲血统的人相比，亚洲人年龄相关性白内障的患病率显著更高：60岁以下人群中，亚洲人的患病率为30%，而欧洲人仅为3%；60岁及以上人群中，亚洲人的患病率为78%，而欧洲人仅为54%。白内障的发病年龄在亚洲人似乎更早。在对年龄进行调整后，开角型青光眼、黄斑变性或糖尿病视网膜病变的患病率在不同种族之间没有统计学上的显著差异。
