Study measures the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration in the baby boom generation.
Alzheimer's Disease Proteins Could be at Fault for Causing Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Researchers discovered that a group of proteins, which are linked to Alzheimer's disease, are able to accumulate in the retina and damage it.
Researchers discovered that a group of proteins, which are linked to Alzheimer's disease, are able to accumulate in the retina and damage it.
‘Risk of AMD decreased by a relative 60 percent for each generation measured.’
Who and When: 4,819 participants from studies that examined residents of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, who were between the ages of 43 to 84 in 1987 and 1988 and their adult children who were ages 21 to 84 in 2005 through 2008. The participants were at risk for developing AMD based on eye images obtained when they entered the studies. What (Study Measures): New cases of AMD at five-year follow-up.
How (Study Design): This is an observational study. Observational studies cannot prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
Starving Eye Cells Contribute To Age-related Macular Degeneration in Elderly
Starved eye cells secrete signals that attract new blood vessels in order to increase nutrient supply. However, these vessels cause a decline in eyesight, leading to blindness.
Starved eye cells secrete signals that attract new blood vessels in order to increase nutrient supply. However, these vessels cause a decline in eyesight, leading to blindness.
Results: The risk of AMD decreased by a relative 60 percent for each generation.
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New View of Age-Related Macular Degeneration And MacTel
Age-related macular degeneration and macular telangiectasia (MacTel) are caused by abnormal growth of misshapen, leaky blood vessels in the eye's retina.
Age-related macular degeneration and macular telangiectasia (MacTel) are caused by abnormal growth of misshapen, leaky blood vessels in the eye's retina.
Study Conclusions: The five-year risk for AMD declined by generation throughout the 20th century. Factors that explain this decline in risk are not known.
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Heavy Smoking and Lack of Exercise Increases Risk of Age-related macular degeneration
If you have a family history of AMD, the good news is that there are things you can do to potentially lower your risk of developing AMD yourself.
If you have a family history of AMD, the good news is that there are things you can do to potentially lower your risk of developing AMD yourself.
Source-Eurekalert
