Features of age-related macular degeneration in a black population

AP Schachat, L Hyman, MC Leske… - Archives of …, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To report on the frequency of features of agerelated macular degeneration in a
black population based on fundus photograph gradings. Design: Population-based study.
Setting: Barbados, West Indies. Study Population: Residents of Barbados, selected by a
random sample of Barbados-born citizens, aged 40 to 84 years. Main Outcome Measure:
Gradings from 30° stereoscopic macular photographs. Results: Black participants (n= 3444)
completed examinations at the study site and had gradable macular photographs in both …