Open AccessDietary ω-3 Fatty Acid and Fish Intake and Incident Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Women
Author(s) -
William G. Christen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3601
pISSN - 0003-9950
DOI - 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.34
Subject(s) - docosahexaenoic acid , medicine , eicosapentaenoic acid , confidence interval , macular degeneration , relative risk , prospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , visual acuity , drusen , cohort study , physiology , surgery , fatty acid , ophthalmology , polyunsaturated fatty acid , biology , biochemistry , physics , optics
To examine whether intake of ω-3 fatty acids and fish affects incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in women.