[Vitamins and antioxidants in age-related macular degeneration].

Arq Bras Oftalmol

Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Published: April 2007

The author describes biochemical and structural effects of vitamins and antioxidants on the retina. The main substances present in diet food and vitamin supplies involved in the genesis of age-related macular degeneration are shown. Also reports on the outcomes of prospective studies related to the subject, by literature review are presented.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0004-27492006000300031DOI Listing

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