Annual rates of arterial thromboembolic events in medicare neovascular age-related macular degeneration patients.

Purpose: Smoking, age, and nutrition have been associated with the development of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and can increase the risk of arterial thromboembolic events (ATEs). This study assesses annual rates of ATEs in new-onset neovascular AMD patients compared with matched controls.

Design: Retrospective study.