American Journal of Ophthalmology AJO 02 91 R 1 revised Page 19
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Freeman, Cataract Surgery and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Characteristic Salisbury
Eye
Evaluation
Proyecto VER
Baltimore Eye
Survey
Late AMD in at least 1 eye*, %
40-49 years
50-59 years
60-64 years
65-69 years
>=70 years
Overall
NA
NA
NA
1.8
3.4
2.9
0.2
0.5
0.2
1.5
4.1
1.1
0.1
0.6
0.7
0.9
4.1
1.1
*Late AMD defined as choroidal neovascularization, geographic atrophy, or as a cause of blindness as
determined by photographs in SEE and BES, and by clinical exam in PVER.
Severe Cataract defined as grade 4 or higher on photographs in SEE and PVER, and by the clinical
determination of cataract as a cause of visual impairment or blindness in BES.
