Prevalencia de drusas en una población institucionalizada anciana

  1. Sainz Gómez C 1
  2. García Layana A 1
  3. Escudero Berasategui JM 1
  4. Ruiz Oblitas L 1
  5. Sádaba Echarri LM 1
  6. Teutsch Ortlieb P 1
  7. Rodríguez Conde R 1
  8. Corcóstegui Crespo I 1
  1. 1 Clínica Universitaria de Navarra
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    Clínica Universitaria de Navarra

    Pamplona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03phm3r45

Zeitschrift:
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

ISSN: 0365-6691

Datum der Publikation: 2002

Ausgabe: 77

Nummer: 3

Seiten: 123-131

Art: Artikel

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Andere Publikationen in: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

Zusammenfassung

Purpose To establish the prevalence of drusen in a population of over-65 year subjects residing in institutions. Material and Method A medical interview, ophtalmological examinations and midriatic retinography were performed in 392 older-than-65 year subjects living in homes for the elder (784 eyes). Each eye was reviewed by means of the Winsconsin Age-Related Maculopathy Grading System, in order to determine drusen frequency. Results Druses frequency totalled 33.3%. A great trend to symmetry was observed; bilateral in 23% of patients. The most frequent finding was multiple units (40 to 59 per eye), well defined soft drusen of 125 µm in size, which showed very little tendency to confluence. Twelve to 24% of macular area was affected by drusen. Subjects between ages of 65 to 74, presented the highest frequence. Drusen decreased with age from 75 years upwards. Conclusion The observed drusen frequency found appear lower than those described in other studies outside our country, perhaps due to higher prevalence of media opacities. Midriatic retinography can be a good screening method for the detection of drusen

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