Since the last report on eye disease in Western Samoa in 1959 by Dr. Elliott, the population has increased from 97,000 to 158,000. The country now has a full-time ophthalmologist but could benefit from a larger eye care service. The distribution of disease is very similar to that found in 1959, with pterygium, cataract and injuries comprising the most frequent eye problems. Acute angle-closure glaucoma is much more common than open-angle glaucoma and is associated with a plateau iris configuration.
BT - Australian and New Zealand journal of ophthalmology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3801207?dopt=Abstract DA - 1986 May DO - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1986.tb00029.x IS - 2 J2 - Aust N Z J Ophthalmol LA - eng N2 -Since the last report on eye disease in Western Samoa in 1959 by Dr. Elliott, the population has increased from 97,000 to 158,000. The country now has a full-time ophthalmologist but could benefit from a larger eye care service. The distribution of disease is very similar to that found in 1959, with pterygium, cataract and injuries comprising the most frequent eye problems. Acute angle-closure glaucoma is much more common than open-angle glaucoma and is associated with a plateau iris configuration.
PY - 1986 SP - 167 EP - 70 T2 - Australian and New Zealand journal of ophthalmology TI - Ophthalmic disease in Western Samoa. VL - 14 SN - 0814-9763 ER -