Vitamin D Levels Associate with Risk of Vision Loss
Posted on April 29, 2011, 6 a.m. in
Age-related Macular Degeneration |
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in adults, and the condition affects approximately 9% of Americans aged 40 and older. Amy E. Millen, from the University at Buffalo (New York, USA), and colleagues report that among women younger than 75, those who had blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D above 38 nanomoles per liter were at a 44% reduced risk of having early age-related AMD (as compared to women with levels lower than 38 nanomoles per liter).
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Amy E. Millen; Rick Voland; Sherie A. Sondel; Niyati Parekh; Ronald L. Horst; Robert B. Wallace; Gregory S. Hageman; Rick Chappell; Barbara A. Blodi; Michael L. Klein; Karen M. Gehrs; Gloria E. Sarto; Julie A. Mares; for the CAREDS Study Group. “Vitamin D Status and Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Postmenopausal Women.” Arch Ophthalmol, Apr 2011; 129: 481 - 489.
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