Macular hole
Description
macular holes: Perforations through the whole thickness of the retina including the macula as the result of inflammation, trauma, degeneration, etc. The concept includes retinal breaks, tears, dialyses, and holes.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | MACULAR_HOLE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-9: 3625D |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-9: 3625D |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 5 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 391 | 239 | 152 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.2 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 70.0 | 68.47 | 72.41 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.09 | 4.6 | 3.29 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 49.1 | 48.12 | 50.66 |
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