Regular aspirin users at higher risk of sight problems, research suggests - Telegraph: "There are two types of the condition – wet and dry – and while the exact cause of the disease are not fully understood, lifestyle including diet and whether the individual smokes, are thought to be a contributing factors.
During a recent major study, researchers based in Holland found that of 839 people who took aspirin each day around 4 per cent had an advanced form of the disease called wet macular degeneration, which leads to the most profound blindess.
In comparison, just two per cent who took aspirin less frequently had the same type of macular degeneration.
The researchers found no link between aspirin use and the dry form of the disease of the early stages of the condition.
One theory that has been put forward is that AMD could be linked to heart disease and so is therefore found in aspirin users who are trying to combat their coronary condition."
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