Macular Degeneration - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Association between dietary fat intake and age-related macular degeneration in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS): an ancillary study of the Women's Health Initiative.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationships between the amount and type of dietary fat and intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN: Women aged 50 to 79 years with high and low lutein intake from 3 sites of the Women's Health ... Read more...

Progression of age-related macular degeneration after cataract surgery.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To document age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progression after cataract surgery. METHODS: Surgeons prospectively enrolled patients with nonneovascular AMD who were awaiting cataract surgery. Fluorescein angiography was performed ... Read more...

Nine-year incidence and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration in a defined Japanese population the Hisayama study.

8 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: To estimate the 9-year incidence and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a general Japanese population. DESIGN: Population-based, cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: In 1998, a total of 1775 Hisayama residents aged >or=40 ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Macular Degeneration - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Is the risk of incidence or progression of age-related macular degeneration increased after cataract surgery? 30 Oct 2009
• Association between dietary fat intake and age-related macular degeneration in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS): an ancillary study of the Women's Health Initiative. 30 Oct 2009
• Progression of age-related macular degeneration after cataract surgery. 30 Oct 2009
• Nine-year incidence and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration in a defined Japanese population the Hisayama study. 8 Sep 2009
• Dietary supplement use in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration progression. 22 Jul 2009
• Age-related macular degeneration and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: the Cardiovascular Health Study. 7 Jul 2009
• Variability in depressive symptoms predicts cognitive decline in age-related macular degeneration. 29 Jun 2009
• Supplement on combination therapy. 30 May 2009
• New treatments for age-related macular degeneration. 30 May 2009
• Vision loss in older persons. 30 May 2009
• Smoking and age-related macular degeneration. 30 May 2009
• Associated factors for age-related maculopathy in the adult population in southern India: the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study. 5 May 2009
• Association of diabetes with age-related macular degeneration in the EUREYE study. 5 May 2009
• Photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration treatment: epidemiological and clinical analysis of a long-term study. 29 Apr 2009
• Epistatic module detection for case-control studies: a Bayesian model with a Gibbs sampling strategy. 29 Apr 2009
• Ocular telemedicine between Nepal and the USA: prevalence of vitreoretinal disease in rural Nepal. 29 Apr 2009
• Early age-related macular degeneration, cognitive function, and dementia: the Cardiovascular Health Study. 29 Apr 2009
• Fat consumption and its association with age-related macular degeneration. 29 Apr 2009
• Dietary fatty acids and the 10-year incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. 29 Apr 2009
• Dietary compound score and risk of age-related macular degeneration in the age-related eye disease study. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Macular Degeneration'

Definition: Degenerative changes in the macula lutea of the retina.

Descriptor UI: D008268

Alternative terms: Macular Degeneration; Degeneration, Macular; Degenerations, Macular; Macular Degenerations; Age-Related Maculopathy; Age Related Maculopathy; Age-Related Maculopathies; Age Related Maculopathies; Maculopathies, Age-Related; Maculopathies, Age Related; Maculopathy, Age-Related; Maculopathy, Age Related;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C11.768.585.439;

Online Note: search RETINAL DEGENERATION 1970-74

History Note: 79(75); was see under RETINAL DEGENERATION 1970-78

Technical Notes: macular refers to macula lutea of retina; includes "macular dystrophy"