Authors
Sophie Rogers, Rachel L McIntosh, Ning Cheung, Lyndell Lim, Jie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell, Jonathan W Kowalski, Hiep Nguyen, Tien Y Wong, International Eye Disease Consortium
Publication date
2010/2/1
Journal
Ophthalmology
Volume
117
Issue
2
Pages
313-319. e1
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the prevalence of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) from studies in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
DESIGN
Pooled analysis using individual population-based data.
PARTICIPANTS
Individual participant data from population-based studies around the world that had ascertained RVO from fundus photographs.
METHODS
Each study provided data on branch BRVO and central CRVO by age, sex, and ethnicity. Prevalence rates were directly age and sex standardized to the 2008 world population aged 30 years and older. Estimates were calculated by study and, after pooling, by ethnicity. Summary estimates included studies in which RVO was assessed from fundus photographs on ≥2 fields of both eyes.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Any RVO, CRVO, or BRVO.
RESULTS
The combined pooled data contained 68,751 individuals from 15 studies, with participants' ages ranging …
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