PURPOSE
Glaucoma is the leading cause of global irreversible blindness. Present estimates of global glaucoma prevalence are not up-to-date and focused mainly on European ancestry populations. We… (More)
BACKGROUND
Numerous population-based studies of age-related macular degeneration have been reported around the world, with the results of some studies suggesting racial or ethnic differences in… (More)
PURPOSE
To describe the epidemiology of dry eye in an elderly Chinese population in Taipei, Taiwan.
DESIGN
A population-based cross-sectional study.
PARTICIPANTS
The Shihpai Eye Study was a… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Few population-based data on the prevalence and causes of visual impairment are available from East Asia. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and causes of visual… (More)
PURPOSE
To test the hypothesis that eyes with amblyopia may have thicker retina, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) was investigated in patients with unilateral amblyopia.
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PURPOSE
To describe the epidemiologic characteristics and incidence trends of primary eyelid cancers in the Chinese population in Taiwan between 1979 and 1999.
DESIGN
Retrospective population-based… (More)
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. To identify new susceptibility loci, we performed meta-analysis on genome-wide association study (GWAS) results from… (More)
The genetic architecture of common traits, including the number, frequency, and effect sizes of inherited variants that contribute to individual risk, has been long debated. Genome-wide association… (More)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Visual disturbances greatly influence daily activities and social activities of the elderly. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between impaired… (More)
Persistently low white blood cell count (WBC) and neutrophil count is a well-described phenomenon in persons of African ancestry, whose etiology remains unknown. We recently used admixture mapping to… (More)