Senile macular changes in the black African.
Z Gregor, L Joffe - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1978 - bjo.bmj.com
Z Gregor, L Joffe
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1978•bjo.bmj.comOne thousand black African and 380 white Caucasian patients over the age of 50 were
examined for evidence of age-related macular changes, namely, drusen, pigment epithelial
atrophy, and disciform macular degeneration. Drusen and pigment epithelial changes were
found to occur twice as commonly in Caucasians as in Africans; there was a much greater
difference in the prevalence of disciform macular degeneration between the 2 groups. The
cause of the differences remains unexplained.
examined for evidence of age-related macular changes, namely, drusen, pigment epithelial
atrophy, and disciform macular degeneration. Drusen and pigment epithelial changes were
found to occur twice as commonly in Caucasians as in Africans; there was a much greater
difference in the prevalence of disciform macular degeneration between the 2 groups. The
cause of the differences remains unexplained.
One thousand black African and 380 white Caucasian patients over the age of 50 were examined for evidence of age-related macular changes, namely, drusen, pigment epithelial atrophy, and disciform macular degeneration. Drusen and pigment epithelial changes were found to occur twice as commonly in Caucasians as in Africans; there was a much greater difference in the prevalence of disciform macular degeneration between the 2 groups. The cause of the differences remains unexplained.
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