The Relationship between Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Erectile Dysfunction
Joint Authors
Dündar, Sema Oruç
Karabulut, Müjdat
Çakmak, Harun
Kocatürk, Tolga
Dündar, Mehmet
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To evaluate association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods.
195 men enrolled in this cross-sectional study.
90 of them had neovascular AMD and 105 of them were healthy volunteers.
The International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) questionnaire’s erectile function (EF) domain was used to assess ED.
The patients in the study and control groups were statistically compared according to visual acuity, EF score, and body mass index.
Results.
The mean ages were 62 (54.5–73) and 60 (54–68), in the neovascular AMD and control groups, respectively.
The total EF scores were 9 (6–16) in neovascular AMD and 18 (9.5–27) in control group.
The results of IIEF questionnaire on neovascular AMD patients revealed that 85 men (94.4%) had some degree of ED, whereas 68 men (64.8%) had some degree of ED on control group.
Patients with neovascular AMD had a significantly higher incidence of ED than control patients (P<0.01).
There was a significant association between ED and neovascular AMD (P<0.01).
Conclusions.
Our results suggested that neovascular AMD has a high association with ED.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Çakmak, Harun& Kocatürk, Tolga& Dündar, Sema Oruç& Dündar, Mehmet& Karabulut, Müjdat. 2013. The Relationship between Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Erectile Dysfunction. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Çakmak, Harun…[et al.]. The Relationship between Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Erectile Dysfunction. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Çakmak, Harun& Kocatürk, Tolga& Dündar, Sema Oruç& Dündar, Mehmet& Karabulut, Müjdat. The Relationship between Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Erectile Dysfunction. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483124