| Title: | Vitreoretinal interface abnormalities in middle-aged adults with visual impairment in the UK Biobank study: prevalence, impact on visual acuity and associations |
| Journal: | BMJ Open Ophthalmology |
| Published: | 29 Jun 2017 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29354705/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2016-000057 |
| URL: | https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/bmjophth/1/1/e000057.full.pdf |
| Citations: | 7 (3 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 1459
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of vitreoretinal interface abnormalities (VRIA), the degree of visual impairment and associations with VRIA among adults, aged 40-69 years, in the UK Biobank study.</p>
METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Colour fundus photographs and spectral domain optical coherence tomography images were graded for 25% of the 8359 UK Biobank participants with mild visual impairment or worse (LogMAR >0.3 or Snellen <6/12) in at least one eye. The prevalence and contribution of VRIA to visual impairment was determined and multinomial logistic regression models were used to investigate association with known risk factors and other predetermined socioeconomic, biometric, lifestyle and medical variables for cases and matched controls.</p>
RESULTS: The minimum prevalence of any VRIA was 17.6% and 8.1% in the eyes with and without visual impairment, respectively. VRIA were identified as the primary cause of visual impairment in 3.6% of eyes. Although epiretinal membrane and vitreomacular traction were the most common VRIA, the degree of visual impairment was typically milder with these than with other VRIA. Visual impairment with a VRIA was positively associated with increasing age (relative risk ratio (RRR) 1.22 (95% CI 1.07 to 1.40)), female gender (RRR 1.28; 1.08 to 1.52) and Asian or Asian British ethnicity (RRR 1.60; 1.10 to 2.32).</p>
CONCLUSIONS: VRIA are common in middle-aged adults in the UK Biobank study, especially in eyes with visual impairment. VRIA were considered to be the primary cause of visual impairment in 3.6% of all eyes with visual impairment, although there was variation in the degree of visual impairment for each type of VRIA.</p>
3 Authors
- Martin McKibbin
- Tracey Farragher
- Darren Shickle
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
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| 1100 | The causes of and risk factors for visual impairment in middle-aged adults in the UK Biobank |
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