Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013-01, Vol.2013, p.895147-11
2013
Details
- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Smoking and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Review and Update
- Ist Teil von
- Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013-01, Vol.2013, p.895147-11
- Ort / Verlag
- United States: Hindawi Limiteds
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2013
- Link zum Volltext
- Quelle
- EZB Electronic Journals Library
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the main socioeconomical health issues worldwide. AMD has a multifactorial etiology with a variety of risk factors. Smoking is the most important modifiable risk factor for AMD development and progression. The present review summarizes the epidemiological studies evaluating the association between smoking and AMD, the mechanisms through which smoking induces damage to the chorioretinal tissues, and the relevance of advising patients to quit smoking for their visual health.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 2090-004XeISSN: 2090-0058DOI: 10.1155/2013/895147Titel-ID: cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c490277740f546acba87ef00d7bd0f90
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Age, Aging, Atrophy, Body mass index, Care and treatment, Cataracts, Development and progression, Ethnicity, Eye diseases, Eye surgery, Family medical history, Gender, Health risk assessment, Hormone replacement therapy, Hypertension, Macular degeneration, Minority & ethnic groups, Older people, Polymorphism, Population, Race, Review, Risk factors, Smoking, Studies, Visual impairment