Can Heart Disease Treatments Combat AMD?

Can treatments that reduce risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) also help combat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) , an eye disease that affects millions of Americans? CVD and AMD share some risk factorsâ�”such as smoking, high blood pressure, and inflammationâ�”and a recent study found that people who have early-stage AMD are more likely to develop heart disease…

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