Five-year incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Beijing Eye Study

Purpose: To examine the incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and its associated factors in an adult Chinese population. Design: Population-based study. Participants: The Beijing Eye Study, which included 4439 subjects (age ≥40 years) in 2001, was repeated in 2006 with 3251 (73.2%) sub...

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Main Authors: You, Qisheng (Author) , Jonas, Jost B. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: August 24, 2012
In: Ophthalmology
Year: 2012, Volume: 119, Issue: 12, Pages: 2519-2525
ISSN:1549-4713
DOI:10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.06.043
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.06.043
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161642012006033
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Author Notes:Qi Sheng You, Liang Xu, Hua Yang, Yi Bin Li, Shuang Wang, Jin Da Wang, Jing Shang Zhang, Ya Xing Wang, Jost B. Jonas