Comments on: Heart Disease Linked to Macular Degeneration http://www.amdsupport.ca/2009/10/04/heart-disease-linked-to-macular-degeneration/ Macular Degeneration Eye Disease and Eye Care Blog Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:24:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Leslie Degner, RN, BSN http://www.amdsupport.ca/2009/10/04/heart-disease-linked-to-macular-degeneration/comment-page-1/#comment-2246 Leslie Degner, RN, BSN Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:55:15 +0000 http://www.amdsupport.ca/?p=636#comment-2246 The eye is often a "window" that tells your eye professional what is going on in the rest of the body. We often separate our eye health from what is going on in the rest of the body. The Rotterdam Study which was done from 1990 - 1993 studied the association between atherosclerosis and age related macular degeneration. They concluded back then that their " findings suggest that atherosclerosis may be involved in the etiology of age-related macular degeneration. " Which makes good sense since macular degeneration develops as the result of poor circulation - not getting oxygen rich blood and nutrients to the macula and waste products not being removed which then causes a build up and clogs the circulation even more. The eye is often a “window” that tells your eye professional what is going on in the rest of the body. We often separate our eye health from what is going on in the rest of the body.

The Rotterdam Study which was done from 1990 – 1993 studied the association between atherosclerosis and age related macular degeneration.
They concluded back then that their ” findings suggest that atherosclerosis may be involved in the etiology of age-related macular degeneration. ”

Which makes good sense since macular degeneration develops as the result of poor circulation – not getting oxygen rich blood and nutrients to the macula and waste products not being removed which then causes a build up and clogs the circulation even more.

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