Abstract | BACKGROUND/AIMS: To describe the prevalence and risk factors of epiretinal membranes (ERM) in Asian Malays and to compare this with a white population. METHODS: The Singapore Malay Eye Study examined 3280 persons (78.7% response rate) aged 40-80 years in Singapore during 2004-6. ERM were graded from retinal photographs using standardised procedures at the University of Sydney, and rates were compared with those from the Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES). RESULTS: Of the 3,280 participants, 3,265 had sufficient quality photographs for grading. The age-standardised prevalence of ERM was 7.9% (95% CI 7.1 to 8.7%) in the Singapore Census population. The prevalence of ERM was higher in Malays than in Caucasians from the BMES (age-standardised prevalence: 15.8% (CI 14.2 to 17.2%) in Malays vs 6.8% (CI 5.9 to 7.6%) in Caucasians). Of the 384 persons with ERM, 124 (32.3%) had secondary ERM. Age, female gender, hyperopia and narrower retinal arteriolar diameter were associated with higher prevalence of ERM, after adjusting for age and/or gender. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of ERM in Asian Malays was higher than that in the Caucasians. Risk factors for ERM were older age, female gender, hyperopic refraction and narrower retinal arteriolar diameter.
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Authors | R Kawasaki, J J Wang, P Mitchell, T Aung, S-M Saw, T Y Wong, Singapore Malay Eye Study Group |
Journal | The British journal of ophthalmology
(Br J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 92
Issue 10
Pg. 1320-4
(Oct 2008)
ISSN: 1468-2079 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18658173
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Asian People
- Epiretinal Membrane
(ethnology)
- Female
- Humans
- Macular Degeneration
(complications)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- Retinal Artery
(physiopathology)
- Risk Factors
- Singapore
(ethnology)
- White People
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