On the impact of different approaches to classify age-related macular degeneration: Results from the German AugUR study

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-374080
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.37408

Brandl, Caroline

; Zimmermann, Martina E.

; Günther, Felix ; Barth, Teresa ; Olden, Matthias ; Schelter, Sabine C. ; Kronenberg, Florian

; Loss, Julika ; Küchenhoff, Helmut ; Helbig, Horst ; Weber, Bernhard H. F. ; Stark, Klaus J.

; Heid, Iris M.

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Abstract

While age-related macular degeneration (AMD) poses an important personal and public health burden, comparing epidemiological studies on AMD is hampered by differing approaches to classify AMD. In our AugUR study survey, recruiting residents from in/around Regensburg, Germany, aged 70+, we analyzed the AMD status derived from color fundus images applying two different classification systems. Based ...