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Prevalence of Glaucoma in Mexican-Americans

Researchers report that the overall prevalence of glaucoma in Mexican-Americans is between reported rates for Blacks and Whites.
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Undiagnosed Diabetes and Related Eye Disease in Mexican-Americans--A Call for Increased Detection

A research study of the Mexican-American population over age 40 found that the rate of diabetes in this group is 20 percent–almost twice that of non-Hispanic Whites–and that 15 percent of those with diabetes did not know that they had the disease...
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La diabetes no diagnosticada y las enfermedades de la vista que ésta ocasiona en la población de origen mexicano en los Estados Unidos exigen mejorar la detección

Un estudio realizado en un grupo de mexicano-estadounidenses de 40 años o más determinó que la tasa de diabetes en este grupo es del 20 por ciento (tasa casi dos veces mayor que la correspondiente a blancos no hispanos) y que el 15 por ciento de las...

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