Pooled annual incidence of early age-related macular degeneration

1.59 ... per 100 person-years

new cases per 10,000 person-years, worldwide (cohort studies of older adults)

“The pooled annual early and late AMD incidence rates were 1.59 (95% CrI: 1.18-2.11) and 0.23 (95% CrI: 0.14-0.34) per 100 person-years, respectively.”

Wang et al., Global Incidence, Progression, and Risk Factors of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Projection of Disease Statistics in 30 Years: A Modeling Study, Gerontology 2022, 2022

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2026-11-06

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What to know

From 30 cohort studies of older people; late AMD (the sight-threatening stage) is 0.23 per 100 person-years, 23 per 10,000.

Arithmetic

1.59 per 100 person-years x 100 = 159 per 10,000 person-years

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