Title of article :
Age-related Macular Degeneration in Very Old Individual with Family Hitory
Author/Authors :
Abjorg Geirdottir، نويسنده , , Einar tefanon، نويسنده , , Fridbert Jonaon، نويسنده , , Gudleif Helgadottir، نويسنده , , Haraldur igurdon، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Abstract :
Purpoe
To tudy age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in old and very old individual with family hitory of AMD to find the proportion of thoe with early and advanced AMD.
Deign
Retropective cro-ectional cohort tudy of individual with family hitory of AMD.
Method
Databae of 897 AMD patient age 75 to 102 year with family hitory of AMD wa compiled. Color fundu photograph were graded in a maked fahion according to the International Claification of AMD.
Reult
With increaing age, a gradually larger proportion of participant had advanced AMD; 54% (469 of 863) of all thoe 75 year and older had advanced AMD, 64% (258 of 406) of all thoe 85 year and older, 74% (37 of 50) of all thoe 95 year and older, and all (eight of eight) 100 year and older had advanced AMD.
Concluion
All the centenarian in the preent tudy had advanced AMD.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology