Incidence and Prevalence of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in France between 2008 and 2018: The LANDSCAPE Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to estimate the incidence and prevalence of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in the French population between 2008 and 2018.

Design

This was a retrospective, longitudinal population study using health care consumption data from the Système National des Données de Santé (SNDS; the French National Health Information Database), which covers approximately 99% of the French population.

Participants

We identified individuals treated for nAMD from the French population 50 years of age and older. Identification criteria were nAMD diagnosis or reimbursement of nAMD treatments (anti-vascular endothelial growth factor intravitreal injection or dynamic phototherapy with verteporfin). Exclusion criteria were high myopia, diagnosis of oth

SUBMITTER: Creuzot-Garcher CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562296 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature