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| Eyelife is one of Lifelines' [[additional assessments]].\\ | Eyelife is one of Lifelines' [[additional assessments]].\\ | ||
| This assessment was a collaboration between Lifelines and the UMCG [[https://www.rug.nl/research/opthalmology/|Department of Opthalmology]].\\ | This assessment was a collaboration between Lifelines and the UMCG [[https://www.rug.nl/research/opthalmology/|Department of Opthalmology]].\\ | ||
| - | The goal of the assessment was to quantify ocular health in the general ageing population, in particular the prevalence of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucoma|glaucoma]], using an extensive [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_examination|eye exam]]. In addition, the goal was to determine if a population-based screening of early glaucoma will be feasible if performed in people genetically predisposed to develop the disease. | + | The goal of the assessment was to quantify ocular health in the general ageing population, in particular the prevalence of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucoma|glaucoma]], using an extensive [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_examination|eye exam]]. In addition, the goal was to determine if a population-based screening of early glaucoma will be feasible if performed in people genetically predisposed to develop the disease((Neustaeter, A. et al. (2021) Genetic pre-screening for glaucoma in population-based epidemiology: protocol for a double-blind prospective screening study within Lifelines (EyeLife); BMC Ophthalmol 21(1):18)) |
| ===== Background ===== | ===== Background ===== | ||
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