VIDEO: Importance of AMD risk factor mitigation

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This is going to be, you know, the continual increase as the population ages, as you know, the baby boomers age. The incidence is certainly on the incline both the non-exudative and the exudative form of macular degeneration. As I alluded to, I think, early detection of disease before patients progress to the exudative form of macular degeneration will certainly help in terms of identifying those patients that are at risk. I think risk factor reduction, such as education of the population, use of AREDS vitamins and those who are identified to be at risk of progression to the advanced form of AMD. Other risk mitigation strategies such as reducing smoking. And then we know of other associations such as, you know, the cardiovascular risk factors, patient's BMI, smoking status, hypertension, lipid profile. All of those we know are associated with an increased incidence of macular generation. So I think counseling patients about risk factor mitigation will help to reduce risks.