Joint Associations of Diet, Lifestyle, and Genes with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Meyers, K., Z. Liu, A. Millen, S. Iyengar, B. Blodi, E. Johnson, D. Snodderly, M. Klein, K. Gehrs, L. Tinker, G. Sarto, J. Robinson, R. Wallace, and J. Mares. Joint Associations of Diet, Lifestyle, and Genes With Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology, 2015, p. Epub PubMed Text.

Abstract

Purpose: Unhealthy lifestyles have been associated with increased odds for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Whether this association is modified by genetic risk for AMD is unknown and was investigated.