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Title
Dietary intake of antioxidants and risk of age-related macular degeneration.
Authors
van Leeuwen, Redmer; Boekhoorn, Sharmila; Vingerling, Johannes R; Witteman, Jacqueline C M; Klaver, Caroline C W; Hofman, Albert; de Jong, Paulus T V M
Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most prevalent cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries. Recently, high-dose supplementation with beta carotene, vitamins C and E, and zinc was shown to slow the progression of AMD.