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Breakthrough: Calcium Deposits Cause Age-related Macular Degeneration

An important new study indicates that calcium deposits in the eye cause Age-related Macular Degeneration. Little by little the deposits build up until drusen, hard deposits of fat and protein, can be detected. Until this study, no one knew how drusen was formed. AMD is characterized by lots of drusen, which show up in the retinal… read more