title: Epidemiology and quality of life of patients with age-related macular degeneration.
abstract: It is well known that age-related macular degeneration (AMD), besides glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, represents a major cause of low vision and blindness throughout the world. In this study, specific causal factors of AMD are analyzed, emphasizing the causal role and effects of sunlight, no matter which part of its spectrum, in a longer exposition through life. The accent is also put on the influence of lifestyle as well as vitamin and antioxidants supplementation in development or prevention of AMD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Saint Anne Hospital, Medical Faculty Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. svatopluk.synek@fnusa.cz
authors.forename: Svatopluk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Synek
authors.forename: Bozo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vojniković
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pahor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects