PREVALENCE OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AMONG THE ELDERLY IN A POPULATION BASED STUDY
Autor: | G. O. GEORGE, G. N. ATUANYA |
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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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