Table 2.
Baseline demographics and ocular features of the patients included.
| Demographic/characteristic | Data |
|---|---|
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) (range) | 74.9 ± 13.6 (25–75) |
| Sex (%) | |
| Male | 46% |
| Female | 54% |
| Residence (%) | |
| Turin | 49% |
| Elsewhere | 51% |
| Ocular disease (%) | |
| Congenital | 10% |
| Acquired | 90% |
| Acquired disease onset or diagnosis (years) (mean ± SD) | 68.8 ± 14.37 |
| Visual impairment level | |
| Totally blind | 22% |
| Partially blind | 3% |
| Severely visually impaired | 21% |
| Moderately visually impaired | 26% |
| Slightly visually impaired | 28% |
| Low vision etiology (n) | |
| Age-related macular degeneration | 46 |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 16 |
| Glaucoma | 6 |
| CNV | 6 |
| Corneal diseases | 5 |
| Retinitis pigmentosa | 4 |
| Other macular disorders | 4 |
| Ocular trauma | 3 |
| Optic nerve and neurological diseases | 2 |
| High myopia | 2 |
| Retinal vascular disorders | 2 |
| Sarcoidosis | 1 |
| Cataract | 1 |
| Ocular neoplasia | 1 |