Characteristics of the 10 studies included in meta-analysis of refractive errors and prevalent AMD.

Abbreviations: AMD, age-related macular degeneration; CIMES, Central India Eye and Medical Study; SIES, the Singapore Indian Eye Study; SiMES, the Singapore Malay Eye Study; LALES, Los Angeles Latino Eye Study; BMES, the Blue Mountains Eye Study; RS, the Rotterdam Study; SPSP, the Singapore Prospective Study Program; VIP, the Visual Impairment Project; TES, the Tromso Eye Study; BMI, body mass index; HT, hypertension; BP, blood pressure; D, diopter; H, hyperopia; M, myopia; E, emmetropia; W, Wisconsin Age-related Maculopathy Grading System; I, International Classification and Grading system; SE, spherical equivalent; AL, axial length; NOS, Newcastle-Ottawa scale.