Is sunlight exposure a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Sui, Guoyuan; Liu, Guang-Cong; Liu, Guangying; Gao, Yanyan; Deng, Yan; Wang, Wenying; Tong, Shuhui; Wang, Lie

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302281

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Is sunlight exposure a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in British Journal of Ophthalmology • Nov 10, 2012

Authors:

Guoyuan Sui

Guang-Cong Liu

Guangying Liu

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologists have recently investigated sunlight exposure as a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but there remains an ongoing dispute over this association due to insufficient evidence and unreliable data. OBJECTIVES: To analyse comprehensively the epidemiologica...

Subject

Medicine

Macular degeneration

Sunlight

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