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New AREDS Study Concludes Age-Related Macular Degeneration Not Made Worse by Cataract Surgery

Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On March 4, 2009 @ 6:16 pm In Cataract,Macular Degeneration,Nutrition,Research | Comments Disabled

A study published in the February issue of the journal Ophthalmology by a research team at the National Eye Institute (led by Emily Chew MD, deputy director of the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research at the Institute), concludes that cataract surgery doesn’t hasten vision loss in people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study analyzed data from 4,577 participants (8,050 eyes), aged 55 to 81 years, who participated in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS). Researchers compared the risk of advanced AMD in people who underwent cataract surgery with those who didn’t have the surgery.

The results of this study conflict with the conclusions of previous research. Chew suggested the most likely factor is that earlier studies may have had unintended biases or confounding variables. Additionally, surgical and lens replacement techniques have advanced.

Read [1] the full story in the HealthDay column on the U.S. News & World Report website.


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