Prevalence figures applied to UK population predictions to give the expected number (in thousands) of AMD caused PS, PS/B, B, VI (visual acuity of 6/18 or less), GAMD and NVAMD (95% CI), stratified by age, for 2001 and 2011
| Number of PS | Number of PS/B | Number of B | Number of VI | Number with GAMD | Number with NVAMD | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age range (years) | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Apparent errors in the tabular sums of prevalence are due to rounding errors. PS = partial sighted, best VA 6/18, >6/60, caused by AMD. PS/B = partial/blind, best VA 6/60, 3/60. B = blind, best VA <3/60. VI = visual impairment, best VA 6/18 or less. GAMD = geographical/dry/atrophic/non-exudative/late AMD in at least one eye, NVAMD = neovascular/exudative/wet AMD in at least one eye. Binomial exact 95% CI given in parenthesis. | ||||||||||||
| 50–54 | 0 (0 to 8) | 0 (0 to 9) | 0 (0 to 8) | 0 (0 to 9) | 0 (0 to 8) | 0 (0 to 9) | 0 (0 to 8) | 0 (0 to 9) | 0 (0 to 9) | 0 (0 to 9) | 2 (0 to 13) | 2 (0 to 13) |
| 55–59 | 0 (0 to 4) | 0 (0 to 5) | 0 (0 to 4) | 0 (0 to 5) | 1 (0 to 6) | 1 (0 to 7) | 1 (0 to 6) | 1 (0 to 7) | 2 (0 to 8) | 3 (0 to 9) | 1 (0 to 6) | 1 (0 to 7) |
| 60–64 | 0 (0 to 3) | 0 (0 to 4) | 0 (0 to 3) | 0 (0 to 4) | 0 (0 to 3) | 0 (0 to 4) | 0 (0 to 3) | 0 (0 to 4) | 1 (0 to 5) | 1 (0 to 6) | 7 (3 to 14) | 10 (5 to 19) |
| 65–69 | 3 (1 to 8) | 4 (1 to 9) | 0 (0 to 3) | 0 (0 to 3) | 0 (0 to 3) | 0 (0 to 3) | 3 (1 to 8) | 4 (1 to 9) | 6 (3 to 12) | 7 (3 to 14) | 8 (4 to 15) | 10 (5 to 18) |
| 70–74 | 5 (2 to 10) | 5 (2 to 11) | 1 (0 to 5) | 1 (0 to 5) | 1 (0 to 5) | 1 (0 to 5) | 8 (4 to 14) | 8 (4 to 14) | 11 (6 to 18) | 11 (6 to 19) | 20 (13 to 30) | 21 (13 to 31) |
| 75–79 | 19 (12 to 28) | 19 (12 to 27) | 5 (2 to 10) | 5 (2 to 10) | 7 (3 to 13) | 7 (3 to 13) | 30 (21 to 41) | 30 (21 to 41) | 25 (16 to 38) | 25 (16 to 38) | 45 (33 to 59) | 45 (33 to 59) |
| 80–84 | 25 (16 to 36) | 27 (18 to 39) | 11 (6 to 19) | 12 (6 to 21) | 11 (6 to 19) | 12 (6 to 21) | 47 (35 to 61) | 51 (38 to 67) | 37 (26 to 53) | 41 (28 to 58) | 61 (46 to 79) | 67 (50 to 87) |
| 85–89 | 29 (18 to 44) | 33 (21 to 50) | 7 (2 to 15) | 8 (2 to 17) | 25 (15 to 39) | 29 (17 to 44) | 61 (45 to 80) | 69 (51 to 91) | 45 (30 to 66) | 52 (34 to 75) | 53 (36 to 74) | 60 (41 to 85) |
| 90+ | 28 (15 to 46) | 33 (18 to 54) | 11 (3 to 24) | 13 (4 to 29) | 26 (13 to 44) | 30 (16 to 51) | 64 (44 to 88) | 75 (52 to 104) | 44 (25 to 70) | 52 (30 to 82) | 47 (27 to 74) | 55 (32 to 86) |
| Total | 109 (65 to 187) | 121 (72 to 208) | 34 (13 to 92) | 38 (15 to 103) | 71 (38 to 140) | 80 (43 to 157) | 214 (151 to 310) | 239 (168 to 346) | 172 (106 to 279) | 191 (117 to 310) | 245 (163 to 364) | 271 (179 to 405) |