Impact of visceral fat and pro‐inflammatory factors on the pathogenesis of age‐related macular degeneration

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Authors

Paulina Haas · Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery

Katharina E. Kubista · Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery

Walter Krugluger · Medical University of Vienna

Johannes Huber · Medical University of Vienna

Susanne Binder · Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery

Abstract

Our results suggest that abdominal fat distribution is significantly associated with age-related macular degeneration. Analysis of patients with exudative AMD revealed higher levels of CRP, amyloid ß1-42, IL-6 and amyloid alpha.

Topics & Keywords

Retinal Diseases and Treatments Retinal Imaging and Analysis Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Acta Ophthalmologica

Volume 93, Issue 6, pp. 533-538

DOI: 10.1111/aos.12670

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