Boston
eye doctor & Ophthalmologist Rachael Robbins, M.D. shared current
research on predictive factors of age related macular degeneration (AMD) risk.
“Recent research reported in the journal Ophthalmology evaluated the factors
of age, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, genetic variations, pre-existing
retinal disease and drusen size to establish an algorithm for predicting the
risk of patients in progressing to the move visually disabling advanced age related
macular degeneration,” stated Dr. Robbins. “What we now know for sure is that
the increased risk of progression is correlated with age, lower educational level,
being a current or former smoker and having a higher body mass index (BMI) than
those who did not progress. This is helpful in how we counsel, evaluate and
follow patients at risk for macular degeneration.”
If you
are over 50 years old or even earlier if you have a family history of AMD or
any of the risk factors mentioned, you should please schedule
an eye
examination at D’Ambrosio Eye Care by calling us at 800-325-3937, visiting D’Ambrosio Eye Care or
facebook.com/dambrosioeyecare.
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