Geographic atrophy prevalence

Aug 18, 2023

Globally, more than 5 million people are affected by geographic atrophy. Also, as per the published study by the GER group, the global prevalence of geographic atrophy is 0.66% in all ages, but it occurs in 0.34% for 65–74 years old, 1.3% for 75–84, and 4.4% over 85 years old. Geographic atrophy is a progressive, i...

Jun 22, 2020

The Geographic atrophy market size is anticipated to increase during the study period 2017–2030 owing to increasing GA prevalence, better understanding of disease pathophysiology, better therapies and pipeline candidates aimed at addressing the disease from its root. Geographic Atrophy (GA) is an advanced form ...

Oct 30, 2019

Geographic atrophy (GA) is a severe, progressive, irreversible vision loss in old age people. The loss in the vision is due to the damage in a small portion of the retina at the back of the eye, known as the macula. Since the loss of vision is due to age, it is also referred to as Age-related macular degeneration. ...