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Do antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements slow down the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?

Author
Cochrane ([email protected])
Published
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Episode Link
https://www.cochrane.org/podcasts/10.1002/14651858.CD000254.pub5

Age-related macular degeneration is a progressive and sight-threatening disease affecting the central area of the retina at the back of the eye. There are Cochrane Reviews of the use of antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements to prevent or slow down progression of the disease and the latter was updated in September 2023. Here's lead author, Jenny Evans from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK to tell us about the latest evidence.

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