Macular hole
Description
macular holes: Perforations through the whole thickness of the retina including the macula as the result of inflammation, trauma, degeneration, etc. The concept includes retinal breaks, tears, dialyses, and holes.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | MACULAR_HOLE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-9: 3625D |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-9: 3625D |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 5 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 308 | 188 | 120 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.21 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 70.0 | 68.62 | 72.15 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 47.08 | 46.81 | 47.5 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.55 | 5.32 | 3.33 |