Can Can Xue, Ralene Sim, Miao Li Chee, Marco Yu, Ya Xing Wang, Tyler Hyungtaek Rim, Park Kyu Hyung, Kang Se Woong, Su Jeong Song, Vinay Nangia, Songhomitra Panda-Jonas, Ning Li Wang, Jie Hao, Qing Zhang, Kai Cao, Mariko Sasaki, Sei Harada, Takebayashi Toru, Kawasaki Ryo, Rajiv Raman, Janani Surya, Rehana Khan, Mukharram Bikbov, Ian Y Wong, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung, Jost B Jonas, Ching-Yu Cheng, Yih-Chung Tham
PURPOSE: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may elevate susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) due to shared risk factors, pathogenic mechanisms, and genetic polymorphisms. Given the inconclusive findings in prior studies, we investigated this association using extensive datasets in the Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: 51,253 participants from 10 distinct population-based Asian studies...
December 29, 2023: Ophthalmology