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Sunday, May 02, 2004
MD Research Presented At April ARVO Conference
The ARVO (the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) conference was held April 25 - 29 in Florida, USA. Research into forms of retinal degeneration, including macular degeneration, was presented and consequently mentioned in the media.
Inherited macular dystrophy may be affected by dietary intake of DHA, according to researchers at the University of Utah in the US. The researchers studied people whose MD was caused by the deletion of the ELOVL4 gene. More can be read in 'ARVO: Diet May Affect Macular Dystrophy' (Doctor's Guide, 29 April 2004).
Another Doctor's Guide article from ARVO was 'ARVO: Study Finds Link Between Body Fat and Macular Pigmentation' (30 April 2004). The research was conducted in Ireland at the Waterford Institute of Technology. After reading this article, I am uncertain if increased body fat is an advantage or disadvantage when trying to prevent age-related MD - the reporter's summary appears to be inconsistent with what I can understand of the scientific explanations provided. As indicated by the name of the Web site, the articles are written for doctors and not patients, so perhaps that explains my confusion. I'll include the link here for your interest and if anyone can clarify the article for me, please feel free to e-mail.
Inherited macular dystrophy may be affected by dietary intake of DHA, according to researchers at the University of Utah in the US. The researchers studied people whose MD was caused by the deletion of the ELOVL4 gene. More can be read in 'ARVO: Diet May Affect Macular Dystrophy' (Doctor's Guide, 29 April 2004).
Another Doctor's Guide article from ARVO was 'ARVO: Study Finds Link Between Body Fat and Macular Pigmentation' (30 April 2004). The research was conducted in Ireland at the Waterford Institute of Technology. After reading this article, I am uncertain if increased body fat is an advantage or disadvantage when trying to prevent age-related MD - the reporter's summary appears to be inconsistent with what I can understand of the scientific explanations provided. As indicated by the name of the Web site, the articles are written for doctors and not patients, so perhaps that explains my confusion. I'll include the link here for your interest and if anyone can clarify the article for me, please feel free to e-mail.
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