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http://dx.doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2015.12.006 | DOI Listing |
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
January 2023
Department of Ophthalmology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Objectives: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the 3 major eye diseases recognized by WHO to prevent blindness, and which is the main cause of irreversible visual impairment in the elderly. This study aims to analyze the disease epidemiological burden, and provide a theoretical foundation for the prevention and control of AMD in China based on the data in global burden of disease (GBD) 2019.
Methods: The prevalent cases/prevalence, disability-adjusted life year (DALYs)/DALY rate of AMD and socio-demographic index (SDI) for global and China were searched from the GBD 2019 database to analyze the epidemiological trend, age-period-gender trend of AMD in China from 1990 to 2019, and to evaluate the relations between the prevalence and SDI.
Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi
December 2015
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