Age-related maculopathy and sunlight exposure evaluated by objective measurement
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Age-related maculopathy and sunlight exposure evaluated by objective measurement
AIM To study the relationship between age-related maculopathy (ARM) and exposure to sunlight using an objective method. METHODS In a case-control study of Japanese men aged > or = 50 years (67 controls without ophthalmic disease and 148 with ARM), those with ARM were separated into groups of early (n = 75) and late (n = 73) ARM. Facial wrinkle length and area of hyperpigmentation, which are c...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.130575