Some types of the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have been linked to low plasma levels of antioxidants and blue light exposure from the sun, according to researchers from Europe who published a paper in the October issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. "The retina is vulnerable to the damaging effects of light," write author Astrid E. Fletcher, Ph.D. (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) and colleagues.
