Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the United States

DS Friedman, BJ O'Colmain, B Munoz… - Arch …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To estimate the prevalence and distribution of age-related macular degeneration
(AMD) in the United States by age, race/ethnicity, and gender. Methods Summary
prevalence estimates of drusen 125 µm or larger, neovascularAMD, and geographic atrophy
were prepared separately for black and white personsin 5-year age intervals starting at 40
years. The estimated rates were basedon a meta-analysis of recent population-based
studies in the United States, Australia, and Europe. These rates were applied to 2000 US …