One thousand, five hundred and fifty-nine consecutive optometry clinic records at the Birmingham Veterans Center (BVAMC) were reviewed in an attempt to determine the prevalence of asteroid bodies in the vitreous. A review of the pertinent literature was conducted and a higher prevalence was found in our population than that reported in the literature. The difference was statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
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