R Theodore Smith, Timothy W Olsen, Victor Chong, Judy Kim, Martin Hammer, Gareth Lema, Avnish Deobhakta, Anna Tan, Yuehong Tong, Katy Tai, Yang Fei, Emanuel Mordechaev, Gerardo Ledesma-Gil, Oscar Otero-Marquez, Richard Rosen, Alauddin Bhuiyan, Sobha Sivaprasad, Philip J Rosenfeld
Decades of studies on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cardiovascular disease and stroke have not found consistent associations between AMD and systemic vascular disease. This study suggests that there is in fact no general relationship, but instead a strong, specific association between only the subretinal drusenoid deposit (SDD) phenotype of AMD on retinal imaging and certain co-existent vascular diseases that are high risk for compromised cardiac output or internal carotid artery stenosis. Future screening initiatives for these high -risk vascular diseases (HRVDs) with fast, inexpensive retinal imaging could make a significant contribution to public health and save lives...
January 18, 2024: Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology