Prevalence of age-related maculopathy at two points in time in an elderly British population

A J Dickinson; J M Sparrow; A M Duke; J R Thompson; J M Gibson; A R Rosenthal

doi:10.1038/eye.1997.66

Prevalence of age-related maculopathy at two points in time in an elderly British population

A J Dickinson, J M Sparrow, A M Duke, J R Thompson, J M Gibson, A R Rosenthal

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Abstract

As the demography of Western society changes, the population prevalence of diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is expected to rise. Despite this, there remains a paucity of quality data concerning the population prevalence of AMD, the commonest cause of blindness in the elderly.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-314
Number of pages	14
Journal	Eye
Volume	11 ( Pt 3)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1997.66
Publication status	Published - 1997

Keywords

Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Disease Progression
England
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Macular Degeneration
Pigment Epithelium of Eye
Prevalence
Retinal Drusen
Visual Acuity

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Prevalence of age-related maculopathy at two points in time in an elderly British population

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