The prevalence of age-related maculopathy: The visual impairment project

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of age-related maculopathy (ARM) lesions in residents of the state of Victoria, Australia. Design: Population-based cross-sectional study. Participants: Total of 5147 residential and institutionalized persons aged 40 years and older, living in Victoria. Methods: Participants were recruited through a cluster, stratified, random sampling from nine urban clusters and four rural clusters. The presence of ARM lesions was graded from color stereo fundus photographs as well as slit-lamp stereo biomicroscopy according to the International Classification and Grading System. Main Outcome Measures: The presence of ARM lesions. Results: The mean age of participants w..