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<p><strong> </strong></p><p>We do not have information on the numbers of people diagnosed
with age related macular degeneration in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>What
we do have is the number of finished admission episodes, for England, for the last
five years, where the primary diagnosis was ‘degeneration of the macular and posterior
pole’.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age group</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5-9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10-14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20-24</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-34</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-39</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40-44</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45-49</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50-54</p></td><td><p>417</p></td><td><p>439</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55-59</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>973</p></td><td><p>1,216</p></td><td><p>1,283</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-64</p></td><td><p>2,617</p></td><td><p>2,589</p></td><td><p>2,647</p></td><td><p>2,833</p></td><td><p>2,767</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65-69</p></td><td><p>4,740</p></td><td><p>5,153</p></td><td><p>5,982</p></td><td><p>6,427</p></td><td><p>6,729</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70-74</p></td><td><p>8,685</p></td><td><p>8,937</p></td><td><p>9,770</p></td><td><p>9,847</p></td><td><p>10,671</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75-79</p></td><td><p>12,998</p></td><td><p>14,051</p></td><td><p>15,347</p></td><td><p>14,506</p></td><td><p>16,069</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>80-84</p></td><td><p>16,568</p></td><td><p>17,083</p></td><td><p>18,765</p></td><td><p>17,747</p></td><td><p>18,847</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>85-89</p></td><td><p>13,114</p></td><td><p>13,960</p></td><td><p>15,550</p></td><td><p>14,262</p></td><td><p>15,497</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>90+</p></td><td><p>5,382</p></td><td><p>6,179</p></td><td><p>7,320</p></td><td><p>7,318</p></td><td><p>8,580</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>66,195</p></td><td><p>69,826</p></td><td><p>77,559</p></td><td><p>75,672</p></td><td><p>81,815</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>This would include age related macular
degeneration, as well as other conditions. It also only relates to people admitted
to hospital not those seen in outpatients or primary care.</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:
</em></p><p>A finished admission episode is the first period of admitted patient care
under one consultant within one healthcare provider.</p><p> </p><p>Admissions do not
represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within
the same period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
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