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Macular degeneration Health Article

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Definition Alternative Names Causes, incidence, and risk factors Symptoms Signs and tests Treatment Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) Complications Calling your health care provider Prevention

Reviewer Info: Paul B. Griggs, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.; ADAM Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, 08/08/2006

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Prevention

There is no known effective prevention. If you have a family history of macular degeneration, avoid all use of tobacco. Studies have shown that good nutrition and use of AREDS formula vitamins, as recommended by the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS), may reduce the risk of developing macular degeneration.

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