Associations of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors with age-related macular degeneration: the POLA study

• Published in: Ophthalmic epidemiology Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 237 - 249
• Main Authors: Delcourt, Cécile, Michel, Francoise, Colvez, Alain, Lacroux, Annie, Delage, Martine, Vernet, Marie-Hélène
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 2001; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; France - epidemiology; Fundus Oculi; Humans; Macular Degeneration - diagnosis; Macular Degeneration - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Photography; Prevalence; Risk Factors; France

The POLA study (June 1995 through July 1997) is a population-based study on cataract and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and their risk factors in 2584 residents of Séte (South of France), aged 60-95 years. Classification of AMD was performed on 50° fundus photographs, according to an interna...