IRB Number
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#23136
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| Description |
The primary goal of this 5 year
multi-center research study is to see whether certain nutritional
supplements can help people at risk for the advance stages of macular
degeneration as well as the original AREDS supplements did. The study is
supported by the National Eye Institute. |
| What is expected of me? |
Participants will be asked to take
supplied daily oral supplements, discontinue any supplements contained
within the study and return for yearly follow-up visits after enrollment. |
| Inclusion Criteria |
- Men and women aged 50 to 85 years old
- Eligible severity of Age-Related Macular
Degeneration determined by ophthalmologist
- Willingness to adhere to a 5 year study
|
| Exclusion Criteria |
- Ocular disease in
either eye which confound assessment of the retina
- History of lung cancer
or disease with a poor five-year prognosis
|
| Length of Study |
Five Years |
| Study Location |
Ophthalmology Clinical Trials
Center, UPC 1, Suite 501 |
| Investigator Information |
Dr. Ingrid
Scott
Department of Ophthalmology |
| To obtain more information about this study please contact: |
Mary Wilmarth, COMT
717-531-6779
mwilmarth@hmc.psu.edu |
