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The study population included 91,296 AMD, 15,372 RAO, 35,862 RVO, and 3,076,291 population control (PC) patients aged 65 and older. Propensity score matching was applied to control for baseline demographics and health characteristics. The primary outcome was the measured risk of developing AD, VaD, and ACD following incident diagnosis of AMD, RAO, or RVO.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Major Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      AMD was associated with a significantly elevated risk of AD (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.17\u20131.34;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), VaD (HR, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.11\u20131.31;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and ACD (HR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.08\u20131.16;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) following diagnosis with an average follow up of 45.0\u2009\u00b1\u200936.7 months. RVO patients also displayed higher risks across all dementia types (AD: HR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.22\u20131.74;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001; VaD: HR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.23\u20131.87;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001; ACD: HR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.22\u20131.47;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) with an average follow up of 46.6\u2009\u00b1\u200937.9 months.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retinal disease diagnoses may correlate with increased dementia risk. 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