Sex steroids and age-related macular degeneration in older French women: the POLA study.

Purpose: Postmenopausal women are reported to be at higher risk of eye diseases than men. The purpose of our study is to determine the relationships between endocrine status, specially plasma sex hormones levels, and the severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a large community-based sample of older French women.

Methods: The POLA (Pathologies Oculaires Liées à l'Age) Study is a population-based study on age-related eye diseases and their risk factors.