Patients with age-related macular degeneration with subretinal drusenoid deposits may be at greater risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to a study.
In a press release from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, lead author R. Theodore Smith, MD, PhD, said there has long been a suspected link between AMD and cardiovascular disease, but there has not been any conclusive data to support the association.
“Our retinal team answered this important question by focusing on two different varieties of AMD that can be seen with advanced retinal imaging,” Smith said in