Saturday, January 14, 2017

Links relevant to AMD, AREDS and AREDS2

AMD is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD):
https://nei.nih.gov/health/maculardegen/armd_facts

AREDS and AREDS2 (Age-Related Eye Disease Study) are 2 studies conducted by the NIH that resulted in a recommdation of supplements to take to combat AMD:
https://nei.nih.gov/areds2/PatientFAQ

Several drug companies then produced the formula, but not all stuck to the study's recommendation
https://www.aao.org/newsroom/news-releases/detail/top-selling-eye-vitamins-found-not-to-match-scient