TY - JOUR
T1 - Socio-economic deprivation and visual acuity at presentation in exudative age-related macular degeneration
AU - Acharya, N.
AU - Lois, N.
AU - Townend, J.
AU - Zaher, S.
AU - Gallagher, M.
AU - Gavin, M.
N1 - Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/5/1
Y1 - 2009/5/1
N2 - Aim: To evaluate the influence of socio-economic factors on visual acuity (VA) at presentation in exudative age- related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods: The medical records of all consecutive patients with newly diagnosed exudative AMD examined at the Ophthalmology Departments of Grampian University Hospitals-NHS Trust, Aberdeen, and Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, between July 2004 and June 2005, were reviewed. Demographics, duration of symptoms, VA in study and fellow eye, exudative AMD characteristics, status of fellow eye and patient home address, used to determine the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) score, were recorded. The effect of these parameters on VA at presentation was investigated using general linear modelling. Results: Two-hundred and forty patients (median age 79 years) were included in this study; 44 (18.3%) belonged to the lowest 20% SIMD score (most deprived). Age and location and type of the choroidal neovascular- isation were statistically significantly associated with VA at presentation (p = 0.003, p
AB - Aim: To evaluate the influence of socio-economic factors on visual acuity (VA) at presentation in exudative age- related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods: The medical records of all consecutive patients with newly diagnosed exudative AMD examined at the Ophthalmology Departments of Grampian University Hospitals-NHS Trust, Aberdeen, and Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, between July 2004 and June 2005, were reviewed. Demographics, duration of symptoms, VA in study and fellow eye, exudative AMD characteristics, status of fellow eye and patient home address, used to determine the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) score, were recorded. The effect of these parameters on VA at presentation was investigated using general linear modelling. Results: Two-hundred and forty patients (median age 79 years) were included in this study; 44 (18.3%) belonged to the lowest 20% SIMD score (most deprived). Age and location and type of the choroidal neovascular- isation were statistically significantly associated with VA at presentation (p = 0.003, p
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U2 - 10.1136/bjo.2008.147231
DO - 10.1136/bjo.2008.147231
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:66149107134
SN - 0007-1161
VL - 93
SP - 627
EP - 629
JO - British Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -