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Degeneración macular - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Degeneración macular relacionada con la edad (ARMD); degeneración macular senil (SMD)

Prevención:

No existe prevención conocida que sea efectiva. Si el paciente presenta antecedentes familiares de degeneración macular, se debe evitar cualquier uso del tabaco. Los estudios han mostrado que una buena nutrición y el uso de vitaminas como lo recomienda el Estudio de las Enfermedades Oculares Relacionadas con la Edad (Age-Related Eye Disease Study, AREDS ) pueden reducir el riesgo de desarrollar la degeneración macular.

  • Fecha de revisión: 8/8/2006
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Paul B. Griggs, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc
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