Risk Factors for Age-Related Maculopathy

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Abstract
LATE AGE-RELATED maculopathy (ARM) or age-related macular degeneration(AMD) is the most common cause of vision impairment in most developed countries, including Australia.1,2 With the changing demographic profiles that will lead to a further increase in the number of elderly persons, AMD will become even more common in the future. We do not know how to prevent ARM or AMD, and treatment is only partially effective for a few patients with AMD. Therefore, research efforts need to be directed at the primary and secondary prevention of AMD.