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Prediction model for prevalence and incidence of advanced age-related macular degeneration based on genetic, demographic, and environmental variables.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 May 2009
Seddon Johanna M, Reynolds Robyn, Maller Julian, Fagerness Jesen A, Daly Mark J, Rosner Bernard
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PURPOSE: The joint effects of genetic, ocular, and environmental variables were evaluated and predictive models for prevalence and incidence of AMD were assessed. METHODS: Participants in the multicenter Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) were included in a prospective evaluation of 1446 individuals, of which 279 progressed to advanced AMD (geographic atrophy or neovascular disease) and 1167 did not progress...
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