Purpose.: To examine prevalence of five age-related eye conditions (age-related cataract,
AMD, open-angle glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy [DR], and visual impairment) in the United …

Abstract In April 2004, The Eye Disease Prevalence Research Group published a series of
articles that included age-specific estimates for the prevalence of low vision and blindness in …

Abstract The United States is an aging society. The number of Americans 65 years or older
is expected to more than double over the next 40 years, from 40.2 million in 2010 to 88.5 …

According to the data from the Model Reporting Area,% 1% senile cataract, chronic simple
glaucoma, senile macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy are the major causes of …

Most of the estimated 40 million blind individuals in the world are in the older age groups.
Data on blindness and visual impairment are primarily from blindness registries and …

Objective To describe the prevalence across time of 3 chronic eye diseases among a
representative cohort of elderly subjects. Study Design Longitudinal observation of Medicare …

PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship of age-related maculopathy, cataract, and
glaucoma to visual acuity in the population-based Beaver Dam Eye Study. METHODS: A …

Objective To examine the associations of measures of quality of life (Medical Outcomes
Study Short Form Health Survey) and functional activities (activities of daily living …

America is aging rapidly. Within the next 30 years, those over 65 years of age will grow to
form 17% of the population of the United States; the number of people over 85 will more than …

PURPOSE: To study mortality in subjects with age-related maculopathy (ARM), cataract, or
open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in comparison with those without these disorders. DESIGN …