American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 142, Issue 3 , Pages 419-428.e1 , September 2006

Risk Factors for Five-Year Incident Age-related Macular Degeneration: The Reykjavik Eye Study

  • Arsaell Arnarsson, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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  • Thordur Sverrisson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
    • Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan.
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  • Einar Stefánsson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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  • Haraldur Sigurdsson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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  • Hiroshi Sasaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan.
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  • Kazuyuki Sasaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan.
    • ,
  • Fridbert Jonasson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Fridbert Jonasson, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iceland, Landspitalinn, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland

,Accepted 1 April 2006.

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 Supplemental Material available at AJO.com.Supported in part by open Grants (all to F.J.) from St Joseph’s Hospital, Landakot Foundation, Reykjavik, Iceland; University National Hospital and University of Iceland Research Grant; and Helga Jonsdottir and Sigurlidi Kristjansson Memorial Research Fund.

PII: S0002-9394(06)00477-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.04.015

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 142, Issue 3 , Pages 419-428.e1 , September 2006

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