Key takeaways:
- Prevalence of AMD-related blindness decreased globally from 2000 to 2020.
- Older age is associated with greater prevalence of AMD-related vision loss.
While the prevalence of blindness due to age-related macular degeneration decreased globally from 2000 to 2020, researchers warn that the social and economic impact of AMD may grow as the population ages.
“Developing novel, cost-effective treatment modalities ideally restoring sight, and adopting a life-course approach integrating all levels of care is paramount for managing AMD for the next decades,” researchers in the Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study, wrote in Eye.
In a systemic review and meta-analysis of population-based surveys from January 1980 to October 2018, researchers estimated the prevalence of moderate and severe vision impairment (MSVI) and blindness as a result of AMD.
They found that in 2020 an estimated 1.85 million people were blind due to AMD, which ranked as the second leading cause of irreversible blindness globally, while 6.23 million had MSVI from AMD….
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Source: Healio