Association between Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Lens Opacity in Senior Population in Hainan

• 作 者: Kai-Yan Zhang Qiong-Lei Zhong
• 机 构: Department of Ophthalmology, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, Hainan 570102, China“,”Department of O
• 出 处: 中华医学杂志（英文版）
• 发表日期: 2018年19期

To the Editor:Cataract and age-related macular degeneration (AMD),often develop concurrently,which are two of the leading causes of visual damages associated with aging.Sunlight is reported to contribute to the pathogenesis of both cataract and AMD.[1].In cases of cataract,less sunlight could possibly access to the ocular fundus.On this basis,lens opacity maybe a protective factor for AMD.Nevertheless,there are still disputes up to now.