Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
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Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. · Apr 2014
Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with myopia in Korean adolescents.
To assess the relationship between serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and refractive error in Korean adolescents. ⋯ Low serum 25(OH)D concentration was associated with myopia prevalence in Korean adolescents. This relationship was particularly notable in adolescents with high myopia.
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Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. · Apr 2014
Review Meta AnalysisAssociation between aspirin use and age-related macular degeneration: a meta-analysis.
We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies to evaluate the association between aspirin use and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). ⋯ The pooled effects from current literature suggest that aspirin use is not associated with AMD, but it increased the risk of the neovascular form of AMD.