Adverse COVID-19 outcomes in American Veterans with age-related macular degeneration: a case–control study
Karen R Armbrust,
Anders Westanmo,
Amy Gravely
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesPrior studies suggest that patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have poorer COVID-19 outcomes. This study aims to evaluate whether AMD is associated with adverse COVID-19 outcomes in a large clinical database.DesignCase–control study.SettingWe obtained demographic and clinical data from a national US Veterans Affairs (VA) database for all Veterans aged 50 years or older with positive COVID-19 testing prior to 2 May 2021.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary outcome measure… Show more
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