Vitreoretinal interface abnormalities in middle-aged adults with visual impairment in the UK Biobank study: prevalence, impact on visual acuity and associations
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Abstract
Vitreo-retinal interface abnormalities (VRIA): VRIA are common in middle-aged adults in the UK Biobank study. The minimum prevalence of any VRIA was 17.6% and 8.1% in the eyes with and without visual impairment respectively. VRIA were considered to be the primary cause of visual impairment in 3.6% of all eyes with visual impairment. Although epi-retinal membrane and vitreo-macular traction were the most common VRIA, the degree of visual impairment was typically milder with these than with other VRIA. Visual impairment with a VRIA was positively associated with increasing age (Relative risk ratio (RRR) 1.22 (95% CI 1.07,1.40)), female gender (RRR 1.28; 1.08, 1.52) and Asian or Asian British ethnicity (RRR 1.60; 1.10, 2.32).
Vitreoretinal interface abnormalities in middle-aged adults with visual impairment in the UK Biobank study: prevalence, impact on visual acuity and associations
4 Jul 2018
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