History of sunlight exposure is a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration

Retina

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 787-790

  Schick, Tina ^a   Ersoy, Lebriz ^a   Lechanteur, Yara T E ^b   Saksens, Nicole T M ^b   Hoyng, Carel B ^b   Den Hollander, Anneke I ^b   Kirchhof, Bernd ^a   Fauser, Sascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; eye color; occupation type; sunlight exposure

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNGLASSES; SUNLIGHT; SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACTUAL DATABASE; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION RESPONSE; RETINA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINA; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84944350896     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000756     Document Type: Article

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