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Projected prevalence of age‐related macular degeneration in Scandinavia 2012–2040
Author(s) -
Lindekleiv Haakon,
Erke Maja Gran
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02399.x
Subject(s) - macular degeneration , norwegian , danish , medicine , demography , geographic atrophy , choroidal neovascularization , population , european population , age groups , optometry , ophthalmology , environmental health , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
. Purpose: To project the number of persons with late age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) in Scandinavia through 2040. Methods: Age‐ and sex‐specific prevalence rates of late AMD (choroidal neovascularization and geographic atrophy) from the European Eye Study and the Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group were applied to the projected Danish, Norwegian and Swedish population from 2012 to 2040. Results: A total of 187 000 persons aged ≥65 years in Scandinavia are currently affected by late AMD: 47 000 in Denmark, 43 000 in Norway and 97 000 in Sweden. Owing to an ageing population, the number of persons affected by late AMD will increase 75% to 328 000 in 2040. Conclusion: The number of patients with late AMD in Scandinavia is expected to increase substantially over the next three decades, resulting in increased demand for ophthalmic health services.