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Prevention of AMD
Author(s) -
CREUZOT C
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.4211.x
Subject(s) - macular degeneration , medicine , disease , polyunsaturated fatty acid , epidemiology , environmental health , identification (biology) , genetic predisposition , obesity , biology , ophthalmology , fatty acid , biochemistry , botany
Abstract Purpose The prevention of Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) depends on the identification of the main risk factors of the disease. Methods Clinicians will have to consider genetic and environmental risk factors like smoking habits and obesity. Nowadays, the identification of genetic risk factors mainly depends on the familial past history of the patient. However, an individual identification of the main genetic risk markers will probably have to be considered in the future. Results Patients without any risk factors are mainly concerned by primary prevention based on nutritional advices based on the intake of macular pigments and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Patients with either genetic or environmental risk factors can benefit from nutritional advices based on the results given by epidemiological studies with higher dietary intake of antioxidants,macular pigments and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Conclusion Clinicians should give dietary advices to post pone the consequences of ARMD in all patients especially those at high genetic risk.