Epidemiological Study of the Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Portugal

Conditions

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Brief summary

This is an epidemiological study to assess the the prevalence of Age-Related Macular (ARM) Degeneration in Portugal.

Patrícia Barreto, Cláudia Farinha, Rita Coimbra, Maria Luz Cachulo, Joana Barbosa Melo et al. (9 authors)

Eye and Vision2023-08-1410 citations

10.1186/s40662-023-00355-0

Phenotypic Expression of CFH Rare Variants in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients in the Coimbra Eye Study.

Farinha C, Barreto P, Coimbra R, Iutis A, Cachulo ML, Cunha-Vaz J, Lechanteur YTE, Hoyng CB, Silva R.

2022-08-012 citations

10.1167/iovs.63.9.5

Ocular Risk Factors for Exudative AMD: A Novel Semiautomated Grading System

João Pedro Marques, Miguel Costa, Pedro Melo, Carlos Manta Oliveira, Isabel Pires et al. (8 authors)

ISRN Ophthalmology2013-07-3015 citations

10.1155/2013/464218

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

55 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participants with 55 years-old

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
ARM	1 month after the screening	Signs of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Other ocular disease	1 month after screening	Signs of other ocular disease such as: diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataract, etc.

Countries

Portugal

Outcome results