Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration affects more than 1.75 million individuals in the United States. Owing to the rapid aging of the US population, this number will increase to almost 3 million by 2020.

Keywords

Macular degenerationDrusenDemographyPopulationMedicineEthnic groupGeographic atrophyEpidemiologyCensusOphthalmologyInternal medicineEnvironmental health

MeSH Terms

AdultAge DistributionAgedAged80 and overBlack PeopleFemaleHumansMacular DegenerationMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSex DistributionUnited StatesWhite PeopleBlack or African American

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Year
2004
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Volume
122
Issue
4
Pages
564-564
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2728
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David S. Friedman, Benita J O'Colmain, Beatriz Muñoz et al. (2004). Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the United States. Archives of Ophthalmology , 122 (4) , 564-564. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.122.4.564

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10.1001/archopht.122.4.564
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15078675

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