The Prevalence of Age-Related Maculopathy in Iceland

Abstract

To examine the age-and sex-specific prevalence of age-related maculopathy (ARM) and agerelated macular degeneration (AMD) in citizens of Reykjavik, Iceland, who were 50 years and older.

Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Australia

“…The ratio of atrophic to neovascular AMD is important to eye health service delivery because current therapy is available for only the neovascular form. Of interest, similar to findings from the Reykjavik Eye Study, we report the ratio for atrophic vs neovascular AMD to be approximately 3:1. This finding is not consistent with findings from the Beaver Dam Eye Study, the Rotterdam Eye Study, and the BMES, which reported that the ratio of neovascular type vs atrophic AMD was approximately 2:1.…”

Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Australia

“…The ratio of atrophic to neovascular AMD is important to eye health service delivery because current therapy is available for only the neovascular form. Of interest, similar to findings from the Reykjavik Eye Study, we report the ratio for atrophic vs neovascular AMD to be approximately 3:1. This finding is not consistent with findings from the Beaver Dam Eye Study, the Rotterdam Eye Study, and the BMES, which reported that the ratio of neovascular type vs atrophic AMD was approximately 2:1.…”

Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Portugal: The Coimbra Eye Study - Report 1

“…Interestingly, our prevalence of GA in subjects aged ≥85 years is considerably lower than that reported in Iceland [21] (25.0%) for subjects aged ≥80 years. Jonasson et al [21] attributed this unusually high prevalence of GA to genetic and dietary factors specific to the population.…”

Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in an elderly UK Caucasian population—The Bridlington Eye Assessment Project: a cross-sectional study

“…This finding suggests that at the time of this project VI/SVI registration data may have been incomplete in the Bridlington area. Nevertheless, the prevalence rates of AMD in this BEAP study are generally higher than previously reported in similar age subgroupings in other studies, 7,[9][10][11][12][13][14]16 and may be related to the larger participation of the older population than in previous studies, or higher detection rates.…”

“…Our results are highly likely representative of the Caucasian population studied. Attendance rates are lower than in some studies, 7,9,11,13 probably reflecting the older age of inclusion in our study, but largely comparable to those in others, 8,10,12,16,43 considering that many of these latter studies used lower minimum age inclusions. Allowing home examination may have increased our response rate but would have reduced the degree of standardisation of procedures and grading, through exclusion of photography.…”

Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Australia

“…The ratio of atrophic to neovascular AMD is important to eye health service delivery because current therapy is available for only the neovascular form. Of interest, similar to findings from the Reykjavik Eye Study, we report the ratio for atrophic vs neovascular AMD to be approximately 3:1. This finding is not consistent with findings from the Beaver Dam Eye Study, the Rotterdam Eye Study, and the BMES, which reported that the ratio of neovascular type vs atrophic AMD was approximately 2:1.…”

Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Portugal: The Coimbra Eye Study - Report 1

“…Interestingly, our prevalence of GA in subjects aged ≥85 years is considerably lower than that reported in Iceland [21] (25.0%) for subjects aged ≥80 years. Jonasson et al [21] attributed this unusually high prevalence of GA to genetic and dietary factors specific to the population.…”

Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in an elderly UK Caucasian population—The Bridlington Eye Assessment Project: a cross-sectional study

“…This finding suggests that at the time of this project VI/SVI registration data may have been incomplete in the Bridlington area. Nevertheless, the prevalence rates of AMD in this BEAP study are generally higher than previously reported in similar age subgroupings in other studies, 7,[9][10][11][12][13][14]16 and may be related to the larger participation of the older population than in previous studies, or higher detection rates.…”

“…Our results are highly likely representative of the Caucasian population studied. Attendance rates are lower than in some studies, 7,9,11,13 probably reflecting the older age of inclusion in our study, but largely comparable to those in others, 8,10,12,16,43 considering that many of these latter studies used lower minimum age inclusions. Allowing home examination may have increased our response rate but would have reduced the degree of standardisation of procedures and grading, through exclusion of photography.…”

Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Australia

“…The ratio of atrophic to neovascular AMD is important to eye health service delivery because current therapy is available for only the neovascular form. Of interest, similar to findings from the Reykjavik Eye Study, we report the ratio for atrophic vs neovascular AMD to be approximately 3:1. This finding is not consistent with findings from the Beaver Dam Eye Study, the Rotterdam Eye Study, and the BMES, which reported that the ratio of neovascular type vs atrophic AMD was approximately 2:1.…”

Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Portugal: The Coimbra Eye Study - Report 1

“…Interestingly, our prevalence of GA in subjects aged ≥85 years is considerably lower than that reported in Iceland [21] (25.0%) for subjects aged ≥80 years. Jonasson et al [21] attributed this unusually high prevalence of GA to genetic and dietary factors specific to the population.…”

Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in an elderly UK Caucasian population—The Bridlington Eye Assessment Project: a cross-sectional study

“…This finding suggests that at the time of this project VI/SVI registration data may have been incomplete in the Bridlington area. Nevertheless, the prevalence rates of AMD in this BEAP study are generally higher than previously reported in similar age subgroupings in other studies, 7,[9][10][11][12][13][14]16 and may be related to the larger participation of the older population than in previous studies, or higher detection rates.…”

“…Our results are highly likely representative of the Caucasian population studied. Attendance rates are lower than in some studies, 7,9,11,13 probably reflecting the older age of inclusion in our study, but largely comparable to those in others, 8,10,12,16,43 considering that many of these latter studies used lower minimum age inclusions. Allowing home examination may have increased our response rate but would have reduced the degree of standardisation of procedures and grading, through exclusion of photography.…”