What is Age-related macular degeneration?
What is Age-related macular degeneration?
- Age-related macular degeneration: Deterioration of the central field of vision.
- Age-related macular degeneration: Corrected, or altered formally.
Source - Diseases Database
Age-related macular degeneration is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Age-related macular degeneration, or a subtype of Age-related macular degeneration,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Age-related macular degeneration as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Age-related macular degeneration: Introduction
Types of Age-related macular degeneration:
Types of Age-related macular degeneration:
- Dry AMD - 90% of cases, one eye at a time.
- Wet AMD - only 10% of cases, but more severe, rapid deterioration.
- more types...»
Broader types of Age-related macular degeneration:
How many people get Age-related macular degeneration?
Prevalance of Age-related macular degeneration: 10,000,000 people have reduced vision due to age-related macular degeneration in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Prevalance Rate of Age-related macular degeneration: approx 1 in 27 or 3.68% or 10 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Age-related macular degeneration: 200,000 people develop neovascular age-related macular degeneration each year in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Incidence Rate of Age-related macular degeneration: approx 1 in 1,359 or 0.07% or 200,000 people in USA [about data]
Undiagnosed prevalence of Age-related macular degeneration: 0.5 million in the UK
Undiagnosed prevalence rate of Age-related macular degeneration:
approx 1 in 120 or 0.83% or 2.3 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Age-related macular degeneration:
It is estimated that AMD already causes visual
impairment in approximately 1.7 million of the 34 million Americans over
age 65. (Source: excerpt from Age-Related Macular Degeneration Status of Research: NEI)
Who gets Age-related macular degeneration?
Patient Profile for Age-related macular degeneration: Seniors starting in the 50's (2% prevalence) to over-75 (30% prevalence)
Gender Profile for Age-related macular degeneration: Women tend to be at
slightly greater risk then men. (Source: excerpt from Age-Related Macular Degeneration Status of Research: NEI)
Race Profile for Age-related macular degeneration: whites are
much more likely to lose vision from AMD than blacks. (Source: excerpt from Age-Related Macular Degeneration Status of Research: NEI)
How serious is Age-related macular degeneration?
Prognosis of Age-related macular degeneration: Visual degradation; rarely leads to total blindness.
Complications of Age-related macular degeneration:
see complications of Age-related macular degeneration
What causes Age-related macular degeneration?
Causes of Age-related macular degeneration: see causes of Age-related macular degeneration
Risk factors for Age-related macular degeneration:
see
risk factors for Age-related macular degeneration
What are the symptoms of Age-related macular degeneration?
Symptoms of Age-related macular degeneration:
see symptoms of Age-related macular degeneration
Complications of Age-related macular degeneration:
see complications of Age-related macular degeneration
Onset of Age-related macular degeneration: Most common cause of vision loss among people over the age of 60.
Can anyone else get Age-related macular degeneration?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Age-related macular degeneration.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Age-related macular degeneration.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Age-related macular degeneration:
see treatments for Age-related macular degeneration
Research for Age-related macular degeneration:
see research for Age-related macular degeneration
Organs Affected by Age-related macular degeneration:
Organs and body systems related to Age-related macular degeneration include:
Name and Aliases of Age-related macular degeneration
Main name of condition: Age-related macular degeneration
Other names or spellings for Age-related macular degeneration:
senile macular degeneration, macular degeneration, AMD
Maculopathy, age related, Senile macular retinal degeneration
Source - Diseases Database
ARMD2, Senile macular degeneration, Senile macular degeneration, Macular degeneration, age-related, ARMD2, Macular degeneration, age-related, ARMD2
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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