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Macular degeneration epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
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Epidemiology and Demogrphics
Epidemiology and Demogrphics
Age
Approximately 10% of patients 66 to 74 years of age will have findings of macular degeneration. The prevalence increases to 30% in patients 75 to 85 years of age.
Race
Macular degeneration is more likely to be found in whites than in blacks.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group. “Risk factors associated with age-related macular degeneration. A case-control study in the age-related eye disease study: Age-Related Eye Disease Study Report Number 3.” Ophthalmology. 2000 Dec;107(12):2224-32. PMID 11097601.
- ↑ Clemons TE, Milton RC, Klein R, Seddon JM, Ferris FL 3rd; Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group. “Risk factors for the incidence of Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) AREDS report no. 19.” Ophthalmology. 2005 Apr;112(4):533-9. PMID 15808240.
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