Generational Differences in the 5-Year Incidence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Whether a reported decline in the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) continued for people born during the Baby Boom years (1946-1964) or later is unknown. These data are important to plan for ocular health care needs in the 21st century. Objectives:To determine whether the 5-year risk for AMD declined by generation and to identify factors that contributed to improvement in risk. Design, Setting, and Participants:Data came from the longitudinal cohort Beaver Dam Eye Study (March 1, 1988, through September 15, 1990, and March 1, 1993, through June 15, 1995) and the Beaver Dam Offspring Study (June 8, 2005, through August 4, 2008, and July 12, 2010, through March 21, 2013). These population-based studies examined residents of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, aged 43 to

SUBMITTER: Cruickshanks KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5902189 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature