Potential Exists to Modify Some AMD Risk from MedPage Today

By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today

Early manifestations of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may involve modifiable risk factors, including smoking and HDL cholesterol, data from a prospective cohort study suggest.

Eleven or more pack-years of smoking increased the risk of early AMD by two-thirds, and every 5 mg/dL increase in HDL lowered the risk by almost 10%.

Early AMD occurs infrequently before age 55 but increases with age thereafter, suggesting a possible window for intervention against modifiable risk factors, according to an article published in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.
Medical News: Potential Exists to Modify Some AMD Risk - in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology from MedPage Today

Related articles by Zemanta

• AMD blindness gene identified (telegraph.co.uk)
• Othera Pharmaceuticals Reports Preserved Visual Function in Clinical Trial of OT-551 Eye Drop Treatment for Advanced Dry AMD (eon.businesswire.com)
• Avastin/Lucentis Update 38: The Controversy Continues "Across the Pond" (irvaronsjournal.blogspot.com)
• A Feast for Your Eyes (lifescript.com)
• New treatment for major cause of vision loss in diabetes more effective than current standard of care (newswire.ca)