Comparison of Bruch's Membrane Opening Minimum Rim Width Among Those With Normal Ocular Health by Race.

Purpose: To examine if racial differences in Bruch's membrane opening minimum rim width (BMO-MRW) in spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) exist, specifically between people of African descent (AD) and European descent (ED) in normal ocular health.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: Patients presenting for a comprehensive eye examination at retail-based primary eye clinics were enrolled based on ≥1 of the following at-risk criteria for glaucoma: AD aged ≥40 years, ED aged ≥50 years, diabetes, family history of glaucoma, and/or pre-existing diagnosis of glaucoma.

Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY) for adults at risk for glaucoma: study rationale and design.

Background: Primary open angle glaucoma is a chronic, progressive eye disease that is the leading cause of blindness among African Americans. Glaucoma progresses more rapidly and appears about 10 years earlier in African Americans as compared to whites. African Americans are also less likely to receive comprehensive eye care when glaucoma could be detected before irreversible blindness.

Photorefractive and phototherapeutic procedures.

The excimer laser will have a tremendous impact on the future of eye care. This article covers the basic concepts of photorefractive and phototherapeutic keratectomy. Preoperative, operative, and postoperative techniques are reviewed.