AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION IS A LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS
...NOW REACHING EPIDEMIC LEVELS

The most important and established High Risk Factors for AMD include:

INCREASING AGE

CIGARETTE SMOKING

A FAMILY HISTORY OF AMD

LOW MACULAR PIGMENT LEVELS

OBESITY

HIGH CHOLESTEROL

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

What causes AMD?

Although the exact cause of AMD is unknown it is believed that damage by free radicals within the eye is an important factor.

“...early detection and an effective programme of cartenoid supplements has never been
more imperative...”