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2. Macular degeneration - Wikipedia

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   The incidence of age-related macular degeneration and its associated features increases with age and is low in people <55 years of age. [101] Smoking is the strongest modifiable risk factor. [102] As of 2008, age-related macular degeneration accounts for more than 54% of all vision loss in the white population in the US. [103]

3. Stargardt disease - Wikipedia

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   Smoking, overweight or obesity, and poor diet quality may also contribute to more rapid degeneration. On the other hand, the consumption of oily fish, in a diet similar to that which doctors recommend for age related macular degeneration, can be used to slow the progression of the disease. [citation needed]

4. Geographic atrophy - Wikipedia

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   Geographic atrophy (GA), also known as atrophic age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or advanced dry AMD, is an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that can result in the progressive and irreversible loss of retinal tissue (photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, choriocapillaris) which can lead to a loss of central vision over time.

5. The Fall Superfood That Beat Out Grapefruit as a Nutrition ...

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   It’s known for its ability to improve vision and even help prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness and vision problems during the aging process. Pumpkins may ...

6. The 8 Worst Foods to Eat for Inflammation - AOL

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   Instead, choose more whole foods and make a point to get in good sources of omega-3s each week by eating fatty fish like salmon, canned tuna or mackerel, as well as walnuts, flaxseeds and chia seeds.

7. β-Carotene - Wikipedia

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   Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) represents the leading cause of irreversible blindness in elderly people. AMD is an oxidative stress, retinal disease that affects the macula, causing progressive loss of central vision. [37] β-carotene content is confirmed in human retinal pigment epithelium. [16]

8. Toxic and nutritional optic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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   There are several causes of toxic optic neuropathy. [1] Among these are: ingestion of methanol (wood alcohol), ethylene glycol (automotive antifreeze), disulfiram (used to treat chronic alcoholism), halogenated hydroquinolones (amebicidal medications), ethambutol and isoniazid (tuberculosis treatment), and antibiotics such as linezolid and chloramphenicol as well as chloroquine and the related ...

9. Eye disease - Wikipedia

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   (H35.3) Age-related macular degeneration — the photosensitive cells in the macula malfunction and over time cease to work (H35.3) Macular degeneration — loss of central vision, due to macular degeneration Bull's Eye Maculopathy (H35.3) Epiretinal membrane — a transparent layer forms and tightens over the retina (H35.4) Peripheral retinal ...