Nationwide Incidence of Clinically Diagnosed Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in Korea, 2008 to 2011

To our knowledge, this is the first nationwide epidemiologic study of CRAO in individuals of all ages. The incidence rate of CRAO in Korea increased exponentially with increasing age and was highest among those aged 80 to 84 years. Moreover, the incidence rate in men was 1.47 times higher than that in women.