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The Prevalence of Age-Related Eye Diseases and Cataract Surgery among Older Adults in the City of Lodz, Poland
Joint Authors
Nowak, Michal Szymon
Smigielski, Janusz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To determine the prevalence of age-related eye diseases and cataract surgery among older adults in the city of Lodz, in central Poland.
Material and Methods.
The study design was cross-sectional and observational study.
A total of 1107 women and men of predominantly Caucasian origin were successfully enumerated and recruited for the study.
All selected subjects were interviewed and underwent detailed ophthalmic examinations.
Results.
Overall 8.04% (95% CI 6.44–9.64) subjects had cataract surgery in either eye.
After excluding subjects with bilateral cataract surgery, the prevalence of cataract was 12.10% (95% CI 10.18–14.03).
AMD was found in 4.33% (95% CI 3.14–5.54 ) of all subjects.
Of them 3.25% (95% CI 2.21–4.30 ) had early AMD and 1.08% (95% CI 0.47–1.69) had late AMD.
Various types of glaucoma were diagnosed in 5.51% (95% CI 4.17–6.85) of subjects and 2.62% (95% CI 1.68–3.56) had OHT.
The prevalence rates of DR and myopic macular degeneration were 1.72% (95% CI 0.95–2.48) and 0.45% (95% CI 0.06–0.85), respectively.
All multiple logistic regression models were only significantly associated with older age.
The highest rate of visual impairment was observed among subjects with retinal diseases.
Conclusions.
The study revealed high prevalence of age-related eye diseases in this older population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nowak, Michal Szymon& Smigielski, Janusz. 2015. The Prevalence of Age-Related Eye Diseases and Cataract Surgery among Older Adults in the City of Lodz, Poland. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069784
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nowak, Michal Szymon& Smigielski, Janusz. The Prevalence of Age-Related Eye Diseases and Cataract Surgery among Older Adults in the City of Lodz, Poland. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069784
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nowak, Michal Szymon& Smigielski, Janusz. The Prevalence of Age-Related Eye Diseases and Cataract Surgery among Older Adults in the City of Lodz, Poland. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069784
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1069784