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Response to AREDS supplements according to genetic factors: survival analysis approach using the eye as the unit of analysis
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- Published on: 2 December 2016
- Published on: 2 December 2016Re: Response to AREDS supplements according to genetic factors: survival analysis approach using the eye as the unit of analysisShow More
We read with interest the article by Seddon, Silver, and Rosner1, in which the authors studied progression from intermediate AMD to either geographic atrophy or choroidal neovascularization as a function of genetic risk and AREDS treatment assignment. This study of 4124 eyes by leaders in AMD genetic epidemiology is by far the largest series to analyze and validate a gene/treatment interaction. The authors show that CFH an...
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