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Ophthalmic epidemiology in Europe: the “European Eye Epidemiology” (E3) consortium

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The European Eye Epidemiology (E3) consortium is a recently formed consortium of 29 groups from 12 European countries. It already comprises 21 population-based studies and 20 other studies (case–control, cases only, randomized trials), providing ophthalmological data on approximately 170,000 European participants. The aim of the consortium is to promote and sustain collaboration and sharing of data and knowledge in the field of ophthalmic epidemiology in Europe, with particular focus on the harmonization of methods for future research, estimation and projection of frequency and impact of visual outcomes in European populations (including temporal trends and European subregions), identification of risk factors and pathways for eye diseases (lifestyle, vascular and metabolic factors, genetics, epigenetics and biomarkers) and development and validation of prediction models for eye diseases. Coordinating these existing data will allow a detailed study of the risk factors and consequences of eye diseases and visual impairment, including study of international geographical variation which is not possible in individual studies. It is expected that collaborative work on these existing data will provide additional knowledge, despite the fact that the risk factors and the methods for collecting them differ somewhat among the participating studies. Most studies also include biobanks of various biological samples, which will enable identification of biomarkers to detect and predict occurrence and progression of eye diseases. This article outlines the rationale of the consortium, its design and presents a summary of the methodology.

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Acknowledgments

The E3 consortium thanks Cécile Delcourt, Jean-François Korobelnik, Marie-Bénédicte Rougier and Marie-Noëlle Delyfer for organizing the meetings in Bordeaux in 2011, 2012 and 2013, Stefano Piermarocchi for organizing the meeting in Rome in 2014 and Chris Hammond, Paul Foster and Tunde Peto for organizing the meeting in London in 2015. These workshops have received financial support from Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Laboratoires Théa, Novartis and OOgroup.

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  1. Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Cécile Delcourt & Jean-François Korobelnik

  2. INSERM, Centre INSERM U897-Epidemiologie-Biostatistique, 33000, Bordeaux, France

    Cécile Delcourt & Jean-François Korobelnik

  3. Service d’Ophtalmologie, CHU de Bordeaux, 33000, Bordeaux, France

    Jean-François Korobelnik

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Gabriëlle H. S. Buitendijk & Caroline C. W. Klaver

  5. NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, EC1V 2PD, UK

    Paul J. Foster, Tunde Peto & Jugnoo S. Rahi

  6. Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK

    Christopher J. Hammond

  7. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Stefano Piermarocchi

  8. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Nomdo Jansonius

  9. Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Gabriëlle H. S. Buitendijk, Nomdo Jansonius & Caroline C. W. Klaver

  10. Department Ophthalmology, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany

    Alireza Mirshahi

  11. Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, UK

    Ruth E. Hogg & Usha Chakravarthy

  12. INRA, UMR1324 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation, 21000, Dijon, France

    Lionel Bretillon & Catherine Creuzot-Garcher

  13. CNRS, UMR6265 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation, 21000, Dijon, France

    Lionel Bretillon & Catherine Creuzot-Garcher

  14. Université de Bourgogne, Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation, 21000, Dijon, France

    Lionel Bretillon & Catherine Creuzot-Garcher

  15. Laboratory of Research and Clinical Applications in Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Fotis Topouzis

  16. Vienna Reading Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Gabor Deak

  17. Research Unit of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

    Jakob Grauslund & Rebecca Broe

  18. Department of Ophthalmology, Odense University Hospital, 5000, Odense, Denmark

    Jakob Grauslund & Rebecca Broe

  19. Service d’ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, CRC, CRB, Universite Paris Est, Creteil, France

    Eric H. Souied

  20. Department of Ophthalmology, CHU, 21000, Dijon, France

    Catherine Creuzot-Garcher

  21. Institut de la Vision, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Paris, 75012, France

    José Sahel

  22. INSERM, U968, 75012, Paris, France

    José Sahel

  23. CNRS, UMR_7210, 75012, Paris, France

    José Sahel

  24. Centre Hospitalier National d’Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, INSERM-DHOS CIC 1423, 75012, Paris, France

    José Sahel

  25. Fondation Ophtalmologique Rothschild, 75019, Paris, France

    José Sahel

  26. Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, EC1V 9EL, UK

    José Sahel

  27. INSERM, U1061, 34093, Montpellier, France

    Vincent Daien

  28. Univ Montpellier 1, 34000, Montpellier, France

    Vincent Daien

  29. Department of Ophthalmology, Gui De Chauliac Hospital, 34000, Montpellier, France

    Vincent Daien

  30. Department of Clinical Chemistry, Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere, Finland

    Terho Lehtimäki

  31. University of Tampere School of Medicine, Tampere, Finland

    Terho Lehtimäki

  32. Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University Münster, 48129, Münster, Germany

    Hans-Werner Hense

  33. INSERM, U1018, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), Epidemiology of Occupational and Social Determinants of Health, Villejuif, France

    Elena Prokofyeva

  34. Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin, Villejuif, France

    Elena Prokofyeva

  35. Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russia

    Elena Prokofyeva

  36. Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, 81675, Munich, Germany

    Konrad Oexle

  37. Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, WC1N 1EH, UK

    Jugnoo S. Rahi & Phillippa M. Cumberland

  38. Ulverscroft Vision Research Group, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, WC1N 1EH, UK

    Jugnoo S. Rahi & Phillippa M. Cumberland

  39. Department of Ophthalmology, GRADE Reading Center, University of Bonn, 53127, Bonn, Germany

    Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg

  40. Center of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Cologne, 50924, Cologne, Germany

    Sascha Fauser

  41. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway

    Geir Bertelsen

  42. Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

    Geir Bertelsen

  43. Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Carel Hoyng

  44. Department of Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Arthur Bergen

  45. Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Coimbra, Portugal

    Rufino Silva

  46. Faculty of Medicine (FMUC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Rufino Silva

  47. Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image (AIBILI), Coimbra, Portugal

    Rufino Silva

  48. Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Sebastian Wolf

  49. Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

    Andrew Lotery

  50. Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK

    Astrid Fletcher

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C Delcourt received research grants from Laboratoires Théa and is board member for Bausch + Lomb, Laboratoires Théa and Novartis; JF Korobelnik is consultant for Alcon, Allergan, Bayer, Horus, Novartis, Roche, Théa, Zeiss; P Foster received honoraria from Carl Zeiss Meditech and Allergan (UK) and travel grants and unrestricted research grants from Alcon; A Mirshahi received research grants from Novartis and Bayer; L Bretillon received research grants from Laboratoires Horus Pharma, Laboratoires, THEA, Laboratoires Fournier/Abbott, travel grants from Laboratoires Horus Pharma, honoraria from Laboratoires Chauvin Bausch & Lomb, and is consultant for Novartis; F Topouzis received support from a project sponsor from Pfizer, Novartis, Alcon and Laboratoires Thea, honoraria for speaking at symposia from Alcon and is board member for Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, Humphrey, Zeiss, Allergan, Pfizer, Laboratoires Théa and Novartis; EH Souied is board member for Novartis, Bayer, Thea, Allergan; J Sahel is founder of Pixium Vision and Gensight Biologics and is consultant for Pixium Vision, Gensight Biologics, Sanofi Fovea, Genesignal and Vision Medecine; R Silva is member of Advisory board for Allergan, Bayer, Alimera, Novartis, THEA, Alcon. Other authors have no potential conflict of interest.

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Appendix: European Eye Epidemiology (E3) consortium members

Appendix: European Eye Epidemiology (E3) consortium members

First name

Last name

Institution

City

Country

Niyazi

Acar

Inra-University of Burgundy

Dijon

France

Eleftherios

Anastosopoulos

University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Greece

Augusto

Azuara-Blanco

Queen’s University

Belfast

UK

Arthur

Bergen

Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences-KNAW

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Geir

Bertelsen

University of Tromso

Tromso

Norway

Christine

Binquet

University Hospital of Dijon

Dijon

France

Alan

Bird

Moorfield’s Eye Hospital

London

UK

Lionel

Brétillon

Inra-University of Burgundy

Dijon

France

Alain

Bron

University Hospital of Dijon

Dijon

France

Gabrielle

Buitendijk

Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam

Netherlands

Maria Luz

Cachulo

AIBILI/CHUC

Coimbra

Portugal

Usha

Chakravarthy

Queen’s University

Belfast

UK

Michelle

Chan

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

London

UK

Petrus

Chang

University of Bonn

Bonn

Germany

Annemarie

Colijn

Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam

Netherlands

Audrey

Cougnard-Grégoire

University of Bordeaux Segalen

Bordeaux

France

Catherine

Creuzot-Garcher

University Hospital of Dijon

Dijon

France

Phillippa

Cumberland

UCL Institute of Child Health

London

UK

José

Cunha-Vaz

AIBILI/CHUC

Coimbra

Portugal

Vincent

Daien

Inserm U1061

Montpellier

France

Gabor

Deak

Medical University of Vienna

Vienna

Austria

Cécile

Delcourt

University of Bordeaux Segalen

Bordeaux

France

Marie-Noëlle

Delyfer

University of Bordeaux Segalen

Bordeaux

France

Anneke

den Hollander

Radboud University

Nijmegen

Netherlands

Martha

Dietzel

University of Muenster

Muenster

Germany

Maja Gran

Erke

University of Tromso

Tromso

Norway

Sascha

Fauser

University Eye Hospital

Cologne

Germany

Robert

Finger

University of Bonn

Bonn

Germany

Astrid

Fletcher

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

London

UK

Paul

Foster

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

London

UK

Panayiota

Founti

University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Greece

Arno

Göbel

University of Bonn

Bonn

Germany

Theo

Gorgels

Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences-KNAW

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Jakob

Grauslund

University of Southern Denmark

Odense

Denmark

Franz

Grus

University Medical Center Mainz

Mainz

Germany

Christopher

Hammond

King’s College

London

UK

Catherine

Helmer

University of Bordeaux Segalen

Bordeaux

France

Hans-Werner

Hense

University of Muenster

Muenster

Germany

Manuel

Hermann

University Eye Hospital

Cologne

Germany

René

Hoehn

University Medical Center

Mainz

Germany

Ruth

Hogg

Queen’s University

Belfast

UK

Frank

Holz

University of Bonn

Bonn

Germany

Carel

Hoyng

Radboud University

Nijmegen

Netherlands

Nomdo

Jansonius

Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam

Netherlands

Sarah

Janssen

Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences-KNAW

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Anthony

Khawaja

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

London

UK

Caroline

Klaver

Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam

Netherlands

Jean-François

Korobelnik

University of Bordeaux Segalen

Bordeaux

France

Julia

Lamparter

University Medical Center Mainz

Mainz

Germany

Mélanie

Le Goff

University of Bordeaux Segalen

Bordeaux

France

Sergio

Leal

AIBILI/CHUC

Coimbra

Portugal

Yara

Lechanteur

Radboud University

Nijmegen

Netherlands

Terho

Lehtimäki

Pirkanmaa Hospital District

Tampere

Finland

Andrew

Lotery

University of Southampton

Southampton

UK

Irene

Leung

Moorfield’s Eye Hospital

London

UK

Matthias

Mauschitz

University of Bonn

Bonn

Germany

Bénédicte

Merle

University of Bordeaux Segalen

Bordeaux

France

Verena

Meyer zu Westrup

University of Muenster

Muenster

Germany

Edoardo

Midena

University of Padova

Padova

Italy

Stefania

Miotto

University of Padova

Padova

Italy

Alireza

Mirshahi

University Medical Center

Mainz

Germany

Sadek

Mohan-Saïd

Institut de la Vision

Paris

France

Alyson

Muldrew

Queen’s University

Belfast

UK

Michael

Mueller

Pirkanmaa Hospital District

Tampere

Finland

Sandrina

Nunes

AIBILI/CHUC

Coimbra

Portugal

Konrad

Oexle

Institue of Human Genetics

Munich

Germany

Tunde

Peto

Moorfield’s Eye Hospital

London

UK

Stefano

Piermarocchi

University of Padova

Padova

Italy

Elena

Prokofyeva

Inserm U1018

Paris

France

Jugnoo

Rahi

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

London

UK

Olli

Raitakari

Pirkanmaa Hospital District

Tampere

Finland

Luisa

Ribeiro

AIBILI/CHUC

Coimbra

Portugal

Marie-Bénédicte

Rougier

University of Bordeaux Segalen

Bordeaux

France

José

Sahel

Institut de la Vision

Paris

France

Aggeliki

Salonikiou

University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Greece

Clarisa

Sanchez

Radboud University

Nijmegen

Netherlands

Steffen

Schmitz-Valckenberg

University of Bonn

Bonn

Germany

Cédric

Schweitzer

University of Bordeaux Segalen

Bordeaux

France

Tatiana

Segato

University of Padova

Padova

Italy

Jasmin

Shehata

Medical University of Vienna

Vienna

Austria

Rufino

Silva

AIBILI/CHUC

Coimbra

Portugal

Giuliana

Silvestri

Queen’s University

Belfast

UK

Christian

Simader

Medical University of Vienna

Vienna

Austria

Eric

Souied

University Hospital of Créteil

Créteil

France

Henriet

Springelkamp

Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam

Netherlands

Robyn

Tapp

Pirkanmaa Hospital District

Tampere

Finland

Fotis

Topouzis

University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Greece

Virginie

Verhoeven

Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam

Netherlands

Therese

Von Hanno

University of Tromso

Tromso

Norway

Stela

Vujosevic

University of Padova

Padova

Italy

Katie

Williams

King’s College London

London

UK

Christian

Wolfram

University Medical Center

Mainz

Germany

Jennifer

Yip

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

London

UK

Jennyfer

Zerbib

University Hospital of Créteil

Créteil

France

Isabella

Zwiener

University Medical Center

Mainz

Germany

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Delcourt, C., Korobelnik, JF., Buitendijk, G.H.S. et al. Ophthalmic epidemiology in Europe: the “European Eye Epidemiology” (E3) consortium. Eur J Epidemiol 31, 197–210 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-015-0098-2

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