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age-related macular degeneration

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Noun1.age-related macular degeneration - macular degeneration that is age-related
macular degeneration - eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness

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In an investigation called "A Dietary Antioxidant Index and Risk for Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study" conducted by the National Eye Institute, researchers evaluated the antioxidant intake of more than 1,700 individuals who were between 60 and 80 years of age.
Variations in two genes could account for three-quarters of all cases of age-related macular degeneration, a new study reports.
A Harvard University professor recently studied patients at five of the country's largest ophthalmology centers, and found that those patients who consumed more processed foods on a daily basis were at high risk for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over age 65.
 
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