• Age-related macular degeneration: Prevalence and risk factors - a cross-sectional study : The Tromsø Study 2007/2008 

      Erke, Maja Gran (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-05-30)
      Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an important cause of visual impairment and blindness worldwide. The number of people affected by the disease is expected to rise due to increasing longevity. Development of adequate eye care for these patients should be based on knowledge about the prevalence of AMD. Further, preventive measures are the best strategy for any disease. The aims of this ...
    • Association of lipid-lowering drugs and antidiabetic drugs with age-related macular degeneration: A meta-analysis in Europeans 

      Mauschitz, Matthias M.; Verzijden, Timo; Schuster, Alexander K.; Elbaz, Hisham; Pfeiffer, Norbert; Khawaja, Anthony; Luben, Robert N.; Foster, Paul J.; Rauscher, Franziska G.; Wirkner, Kerstin; Kirsten, Toralf; Jonas, Jost B.; Bikbov, Mukharram M.; Hogg, Ruth; Peto, Tunde; Cougnard-Grégoire, Audrey; Bertelsen, Geir; Erke, Maja Gran; Topouzis, Fotis; Giannoulis, Dimitrios A.; Brandl, Caroline; Heid, Iris M.; Creuzot-Garcher, Catherine P.; Gabrielle, Pierre-Henry; Hense, Hans-Werner; Pauleikhoff, Daniel; Barreto, Patricia; Coimbra, Rita; Piermarocchi, Stefano; Daien, Vincent; Holz, Frank G.; Delcourt, Cecile; Finger, Robert P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2022-11-07)
      <p><i>Background/aims</i> To investigate the association of commonly used systemic medications with prevalent age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the general population. <p><i>Methods</i> We included 38 694 adults from 14 population-based and hospital-based studies from the European Eye Epidemiology consortium. We examined associations between the use of systemic medications and any prevalent ...
    • Ikke-seminom germinalcellesvulster behandlet ved Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge 1985-2000 

      Kildahl-Andersen, Arne; Erke, Maja Gran (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2004-06-23)
    • Increasing prevalence of myopia in Europe and the impact of education 

      Williams, Katie M.; Bertelsen, Geir; Cumberland, Phillippa; Wolfram, Christian; Verhoeven, Virginie J.M.; Anastasopoulos, Eleftherios; Buitendijk, Gabriëlle H.S.; Cougnard-Grégoire, Audrey; Creuzot-Garcher, Catherine; Erke, Maja Gran; Hogg, Ruth; Höhn, René; Hysi, Pirro; Khawaja, Anthony P.; Korobelnik, Jean-François; Ried, Janina; Vingerling, Johannes R.; Bron, Alain; Dartigues, Jean-François; Fletcher, Astrid; Hofman, Albert; Kuijpers, Robert W.A.M.; Luben, Robert N; Oxele, Konrad; Topouzis, Fotis; Hanno, Therese von; Mirshahi, Alireza; Foster, Paul J.; Van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Pfeiffer, Norbert; Delcourt, Cécile; Klaver, Caroline C.W.; Rahi, Jugnoo; Hammond, Christopher J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07)
      Purpose: To investigate whether myopia is becoming more common across Europe and explore whether increasing education levels, an important environmental risk factor for myopia, might explain any temporal trend. <p>Design: Meta-analysis of population-based, cross-sectional studies from the European Eye Epidemiology (E3 ) Consortium. <p>Participants: The E3 Consortium is a collaborative network ...
    • Macular Layer Thickness and Effect of BMI, Body Fat, and Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Tromsø Study 

      von Hanno, Therese; Hareide, Live Lund; Småbrekke, Lars; Morseth, Bente; Sneve, Monica; Erke, Maja Gran; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Bertelsen, Geir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-12)
      PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between cardiovascular risk factors and the thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL), and outer retina layers (ORL).<p> <p>METHODS. In this population-based study, we included participants from the Tromsø Study: Tromsø6 (2007 to 2008) and Tromsø7 (2015 to 2016). Persons with ...
    • Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in Europe: the past and the future 

      Colijn, Johanna M.; Buitendijk, Gabriëlle H.S.; Prokofyeva, Elena; Alves, Dalila; Cachulo, Maria L.; Khawaja, Anthony P.; Cougnard-Gregoire, Audrey; Merle, Bénédicte M.J.; Korb, Christina; Erke, Maja Gran; Bron, Alain; Anastasopoulos, Eleftherios; Meester-Smoor, Magda A.; Segato, Tatiana; Piermarocchi, Stefano; de Jong, Paulus T.V.M.; Vingerling, Johannes R.; Topouzis, Fotis; Creuzot-Garcher, Catherine; Pfeiffer, Norbert; Fletcher, Astrid E.; Foster, Paul J.; Silva, Rufino; Korobelnik, Jean-François; Delcourt, Cécile; Klaver, Caroline C.W. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-14)
      Purpose: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a frequent, complex disorder in elderly of European ancestry. Risk profiles and treatment options have changed considerably over the years, which may have affected disease prevalence and outcome. We determined the prevalence of early and late AMD in Europe from 1990 to 2013 using the European Eye Epidemiology (E3) consortium, and made projections ...
    • Prevalence of refractive error in Europe: the European Eye Epidemiology (E(3)) Consortium 

      Williams, Katie M.; Verhoeven, Virginie J.M.; Cumberland, Phillippa; Bertelsen, Geir; Wolfram, Christian; Buitendijk, Gabriëlle H.S.; Hofman, Albert; Van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Vingerling, Johannes R.; Kuijpers, Robert W.A.M.; Höhn, René; Mirshahi, Alireza; Khawaja, Anthony P.; Luben, Robert N.; Erke, Maja Gran; Hanno, Therese von; Mahroo, Omar; Hogg, Ruth; Gieger, Christian; Cougnard-Grégoire, Audrey; Anastasopoulos, Eleftherios; Bron, Alain; Dartigues, Jean-François; Korobelnik, Jean-François; Creuzot-Garcher, Catherine; Topouzis, Fotis; Delcourt, Cecile; Rahi, Jugnoo; Meitinger, Thomas; Fletcher, Astrid; Foster, Paul J.; Pfeiffer, Norbert; Klaver, Caroline C.W.; Hammond, Christopher J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-18)
      To estimate the prevalence of refractive error in adults across Europe. Refractive data (mean spherical equivalent) collected between 1990 and 2013 from fifteen population-based cohort and cross-sectional studies of the European Eye Epidemiology (E3 ) Consortium were combined in a random effects meta-analysis stratified by 5-year age intervals and gender. Participants were excluded if they were ...