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. 2015 Oct 12;10(10):e0139556. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139556

Table 1. Estimated population with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), 2008–2011, Brazil.

Year Age Population a Population, AMD b Population, neovascular AMD c
2008 70–79 5,834,495 126,609 268,228
≥ 80 2,669,251 275,734
2009 70–79 6,009,549 130,407 279,292
≥ 80 2,793,135 288,531
2010 70–79 6,305,085 136,820 293,378
≥ 80 2,935,585 303,246
2011 70–79 6,350,417 137,804 295,451
≥ 80 2,956,176 305,373

apopulation projected,

bmeta-analysis was conducted using random effects,

c neovascular AMD would account for two-thirds of all cases of the disease.