Aspirin Use Linked to Macular Degeneration

Regular aspirin may be linked with the development of age-related macular degeneration, according to a 15-year Australian prospective study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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In the study of nearly 2,400 participants, nearly one-fourth of those who regularly took aspirin developed neovascular or “wet” AMD. Aspirin users developed AMD at a rate of 9.3 percent, compared to 3.7 percent of nonusers, adjusting for age, sex, smoking, body mass index and circulatory health and history.

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