macular degeneration/obesity

The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and association of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and obesity which was not studied extensively in Indian population over 60 years of age. This was a cross-sectional, population-based study. A total of 4791 patients with gradable fundus

Evidence for an association between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and obesity is inconsistent. The authors examined associations between adiposity and AMD prevalence using 21,287 participants from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study aged 40-69 years at baseline (1990-1994). For men,

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of visual impairment in the United States. Currently there is no effective cure for this disease. Risk factors include decreased lutein and zeaxanthin status and obesity. Obesity is also an increasing public health concern. The alarming

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between changes in waist-hip ratio (WHR), a measure of abdominal obesity, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS A total of 12 515 persons from a population-based cohort study, aged 45 to 64 years in 1987 to 1989, were followed up over 6 years. The

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to quantify the relationship between categories of body mass index (BMI) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) risk in different stages. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ISI Web of Science were searched for all eligible studies on the relationship between BMI and

OBJECTIVE To investigate associations of small, hard macular drusen and larger macular drusen with obesity-related risk factors. METHODS Cross-sectional study of 888 subjects aged 30 to 60 years characterized using anthropometric measurements and blood sample analyses. Physical activity was assessed

OBJECTIVE To provide a systematic review of the published studies pertaining to the lifestyle modification, dietary, nutritional and vitamins supplements for preventing occurrence or halting deterioration of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS The literature searches from 1990 to

BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and may contribute to diabetic microvascular complications. METHODS To investigate the association between OSA, hypoxemia during sleep, and diabetic retinal complications in severe obesity. This

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of age-related maculopathy in a sample of Lithuanian middle-aged population and to assess the relationship between age-related maculopathy and ischemic heart disease and its risk factors, including smoking, arterial hypertension, obesity, hyperglycemia, and

OBJECTIVE To investigate macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in patients with and without wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to elucidate the association between MPOD and the risk factors for AMD in an Indian population. METHODS Thirty-three subjects with wet AMD and 29 controls above

BACKGROUND Age related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the most frequent cause of blindness among the elderly. Obesity may be one of the risk factors of ARMD as suggested, yet not proved, by several studies. This study assesses the relation between body mass index (BMI) and the incidence of ARMD

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative disease of the eye, triggered by the damage of the macular cells. In the Western world it is the most frequent cause of blindness in the elderly. Oxidative stress is proved to play a key role in AMD pathogenesis and since iron accumulation has