An eye disease which affects half a million Britons doubles the risk of dying from a heart attack or a stroke, a study has found. Age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of sight loss, destroys the central region of the retina, leading to progressive loss of sight. Researchers at the University of Sydney found that those aged under 75 and suffering early AMD had double the risk of dying from a heart attack within the next decade.
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Heart risk link to eye condition - BBC Health News 28th February 2008
Macular degeneration doubles risk of dying from heart attack or stroke, researchers say - Daily Mail 28th February 2008
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