AMD Leading Cause Of Bilateral Vision Loss Among Icelandic Adults

Thursday, November 6, 2008

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Age-related macular degeneration was the leading cause of bilateral visual impairment and blindness in a study of adults age 50 years and older in Iceland. AMD accounted for more than half of all cases of visual impairment, and the rate of geographic atrophy was double that of exudative or wet AMD.

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All of the following are true of primary Sjogren Syndrome except:
1. Most commonly found in elderly males
2. No associated connective tissue disease
3. 90% HLA-B8 haplotype +
4. Associated with anti-La (SS-B) autoantibodies
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