PREVALENCE OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AMONG THE ELDERLY IN A POPULATION BASED STUDY

Autor: G. O. GEORGE, G. N. ATUANYA
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Nigerian Journal of Life Sciences (ISSN: 2276-7029). 4:67-72
ISSN: 2814-2586
2276-7029
DOI: 10.52417/njls.v4i1.156
Popis: Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is emerging a leading cause of legal blindness in the elderly, overtaking glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. A recent study carried out in the Optometry Clinic of the University of Benin over a period of twenty four months, using a population sample of nine hundred and forty eight (948) geriatric patients, showed that the prevalence of AMD among the elderly in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State is 10.55%. This is statistically significant (p
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