Prevalence and risk factors of idiopathic epiretinal membranes in Beixinjing blocks, Shanghai, China.

BACKGROUND: To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with idiopathic epiretinal membranes (iERM) in a Chinese population aged 60 years or older in Beixinjing Blocks, Shanghai. METHODS: This population-based study consisted of 3727 participants (89.7% of the eligible). It was performed...

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Main Authors: Xiao-feng Zhu, Jin-juan Peng, Hai-dong Zou, Jiong Fu, Wei-wei Wang, Xun Xu, Xi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3519558?pdf=render