Degenerative myopia
Description
pathological myopia: ['Excessive axial myopia associated with complications (especially posterior staphyloma and CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION) that can lead to BLINDNESS.']
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H7_DEGENMYOPIA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H442, ICD-9: 3602A |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H442, ICD-9: 3602A |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 62 | 47 | 15 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 53.86 | 55.91 | 47.46 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.84 | 4.26 | 6.67 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 43.55 | 44.68 | 40.0 |
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