Age-related Macular Degeneration: An Emerging Challenge for Eye Care and View
by Kah-Guan Au Eong: ... Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a severe ocular disease characterised by progressive deterioration of the macula, the most sensitive central back portion of the retina. Choroidal neovascularisation (wet AMD) leading to haemorrhage and scar formation beneath the central retina accounts for most cases of legal blindness from AMD (80% to 90%), and atrophic macular changes (dry AMD) for the remainder.
AMD: the need for increased awareness in Singapore View
by Woo J H, Au Eong K G ..... Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of irreversible blindness and severe visual loss among the elderly in the developed world, and accounts for 8.7% of all cases of blindness globally. With increasing life expectancy and a growing number of people older than 70 years of age, the worldwide prevalence of AMD is set to increase. The cost of AMD is immense.
AMD is a sight threatening retinal disease, predominantly macular, that is usually progressive.
Myopic macular degeneration is a sight threatening retinal disease associated with high myopia ...
Aug 11, 2008 1:21 AM
Sam Fong
Blurred vision may not be due to hyperopia. It could be age-related macular degeneration View
Linked to Alexandra Hospital on: (Article in Chinese) Blurred vision may not be due to hyperopia. It could be age-related macular degeneration
Prevention of blindness in Singapore - No room for complacency View
by Kah-Guan Au Eong,MMed (Ophth), FRCS (Edin & Glas), FAMS (Ophth), Chee-Chew Yip, MMed (Ophth), FRCSEd, FAMS (Ophth) ... It is now a well-known fact that Singapore’s population is greying dramatically due to the ageing of the “baby boomers” – defined as those born between 1947 and 1964. In 2005, 1 in 12 Singapore residents was 65 years or older. By 2030, this is expected to escalate to 1 in 5.1 The healthcare needs of our rapidly ageing population will therefore increase considerably. ....
by Tom S. Chang, MD: ... Discuss the importance of quality-of-life studies in AMD. Cite information that shows how quality of life deteriorates among AMD patients. Explain the link between depression and AMD. Discuss the ways in which quality of life is measured in patients with AMD. Identify the ways in which quality of life may be improved in these patients.
Aug 3, 2008 7:00 PM
Sam Fong
The emerging challenge of age-related eye diseases in Singapore View
by Deborah HL Ng,BMedSc, Tiakumzuk Sangtam, MBBS, MS (Ophth), Kah-Guan Au Eong, MMed (Ophth), FRCS (Edin & Glas), FAMS (Ophth): ... ABSTRACT Introduction: Eye diseases directly or indirectly related to ageing, such as cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy constitute a significant cause of ocular morbidity in the elderly population. There is an increasing prevalence of age-related eye diseases (AREDs), a pattern that has already been evident in other developed country such as the United States of America. As a country reputed for her rapid progression to the status of a developed country, Singapore is not likely to be an exception to this trend.
