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The Epidemiology of Vitreo-macular Interface Diseases

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Diseases of the Vitreo-Macular Interface

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Symptomatic vitreo-macular adhesion (or vitreo-macular traction) describes vision loss from macular disease, occurring due to, or in association with, vitreo-macular adhesion. A review of the published evidence on age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, and vitreo-macular traction syndrome reveals many gaps in the literature. Using the information that is available, including both direct and inferred data, we estimate that symptomatic vitreo-macular adhesion has a prevalence of approximately 355 per 100,000 population and an approximate annual incidence of 31 per 100,000.

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Simpson, A.R.H., Jackson, T.L. (2014). The Epidemiology of Vitreo-macular Interface Diseases. In: Girach, A., de Smet, M. (eds) Diseases of the Vitreo-Macular Interface. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40034-6_2

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