Why the study?
Is atherosclerosis associated with an increased prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in elderly subjects?
Population
1,428 subjects from the population-based Rotterdam Study
Comparison
Presence of atherosclerosis vs Absence of atherosclerosis
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Association in cross-sectional data suggests shared vascular risk; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Is atherosclerosis associated with an increased prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in elderly subjects?
Atherosclerosis, indicated by carotid plaques and lower extremity arterial disease, is significantly associated with an increased prevalence of age-related macular degeneration.
Vingerling et al. (1995) studied this question.
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