Advanced macular degeneration is associated with an increased risk

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 12:08 in Health & Medicine

Older people with late-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appear to be at increased risk of brain hemorrhage (bleeding stroke), but not stroke caused by brain infarction (blood clot), according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011.

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