Incidence and progression rates of age-related maculopathy: the Rotterdam Study
PURPOSE: To describe the incidence rate of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the progression rates of early stages of age-related maculopathy (ARM), and to study the hierarchy of fundus features that determine progression. METHODS: A group of 4953 subjects aged 55 years and older living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, was studied at baseline and at 2-year follow-up to determine the incidence of neovascular and atrophic AMD. A subgroup of 1244 subjects was studied for progression of early stages of ARM. Fundus transparencies were graded for features of ARM using the International Classi... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2001 |
Schlagwörter: | Age Distribution / Aged / 80 and over / Cohort Studies / Comparative Study / Disease Progression / Female / Humans / Incidence / Macular Degeneration/classification/*epidemiology/physiopathology / Male / Middle aged / Netherlands/epidemiology / Prospective Studies / Research Support / Non-U.S. Gov't |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26833377 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/9726 |