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Neighbourhood deprivation and risk of age-related eye diseases

1 December 2015 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit | age-related eye diseases, neighborhood deprivation, multilevel analysis, epidemiology, preventive medicine

In this large epidemiological study, the authors sought to determine if neighbourhood wealth affects age-related ocular health. In particular they wished to see if there was a correlation between social deprivation and macular degeneration, cataract, diabetes-related eye complications, and glaucoma....