The British journal of ophthalmology
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Multicenter Study
Diet patterns and the incidence of age-related macular degeneration in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among the elderly. ⋯ Diet patterns were not significantly associated with incident any or incident early AMD. However, consumption of a Western pattern diet may be a risk factor for development of late AMD.