Risk factors for open-angle glaucoma: the Barbados Eye Study

MC Leske, AMS Connell, SY Wu… - Archives of …, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To evaluate risk factors for open-angle glaucoma among black participants in the
Barbados Eye Study. Design: Population-based study of demographic, medical, ocular,
familial, and other factors possibly related to open-angle glaucoma. Setting and Participants:
The Barbados Eye Study included 4709 Barbados residents identified by a simple random
sample of Barbadian-born citizens, 40 to 84 years of age; participation was 84%. This report
is based on the 4314 black participants examined at the study site; 302 (7%) met the …