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- This meta-analysis of the association of sunlight exposure and the risk of AMD showed a lack of correlation between the two. The study further found that participants who avoided sunlight with sunglasses did not have a decreased risk of developing AMD.
- The outcomes of this study were in agreement with outcomes reported in some previous studies but not others, and the authors have addressed these discrepancies.
– Kathleen Freeman, OD, FAAO