An estimate of the number of people diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration is not available. However, the number of admissions to hospital where the patient had a diagnosis of macular degeneration is available and is detailed in the following table.
Admissions1 2005-06 438 1 Discharges and deaths are used as an approximation to admissions. Source: Hospital Inpatient System.
An estimate of the number of patients who develop blindness each year as the result of age-related macular degeneration in the Province is not available.