1965
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9394(65)92402-5
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The Low Incidence of Primary Retinal Detachment in the Negro*

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“…It is tempting to postulate that the lower frequency of primary retinal detachment (AvShalom et al, 1967a, b) and the very low incidence of postaphakic retinal detachment in Africans is connected with the higher fundal pigmentation and a tighter adhesion between pigment epithelium and neuroretina. A very low incidence of primary retinal detachment was also observed among blacks in the United States (Brown and Thomas, 1965). These investigators also reported a lack of postaphakic retinal detachment among their black patients, whereas 44% of the white patients with retinal detachment were aphakic.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…It is tempting to postulate that the lower frequency of primary retinal detachment (AvShalom et al, 1967a, b) and the very low incidence of postaphakic retinal detachment in Africans is connected with the higher fundal pigmentation and a tighter adhesion between pigment epithelium and neuroretina. A very low incidence of primary retinal detachment was also observed among blacks in the United States (Brown and Thomas, 1965). These investigators also reported a lack of postaphakic retinal detachment among their black patients, whereas 44% of the white patients with retinal detachment were aphakic.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Eine weitere Untersuchung der Einwohner in Singapur ergab eine 3-fach erhöhte Inzidenz für Chinesen verglichen mit der indischer Einwohner (11,9:100.000 vs. 3,9:100.000), obwohl nur minimale Unterschiede hinsichtlich möglicher Risikofaktoren wie Myopie, äquatorialen Degenerationen, vorangegangenen Operationen oder okulären Traumata bestanden [22]. Bereits mehrfach wurde aufgezeigt, dass die Inzidenz unter dunkelhäutigen Afrikanern geringer ist verglichen mit der von Kaukasiern, wobei hier Inzidenzen von unter 1 pro 100.000 pro Jahr angegeben wurden [31,32,33]. Die Ursache für diese auffallend niedrige Inzidenz ist nicht bekannt, eine stärkere Adhäsion der Netzhaut zum retinalen Pigmentepithel Dunkelhäutiger wird jedoch postuliert [34].…”
Section: Geografische Unterschiedeunclassified
“…Very little is known about ethnic variation in retinal detachment (3) other than a few incidence studies that are over a decade old. Most have reported a higher rate of RRD in Caucasians compared to Afro-Caribbeans (7–8–9–10) and Asians (11). Among the Asians, the highest rate has been seen in Chinese patients (12), but postmortem studies have failed to corroborate racial variation in the prevalence of predisposing ocular factors to RRD (12).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%