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Supplements to Slow Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Danish Abdul Alla, MD

Louis Gerges, MD

Judith Philip, MD

Carrie Wirth, MD

American Family Physician. 2025;111(1):73-74.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

DANISH ABDUL ALLA, MD; LOUIS GERGES, MD; JUDITH PHILIP, MD; and CARRIE WIRTH, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Arnett Family Medicine Residency, Lafayette

Address correspondence to Carrie Wirth, MD, at cwirth@iuhealth.org.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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3.Chew EY, Clemons TE, Agrón E, et al.; AREDS2 Research Group. Long-term outcomes of adding lutein/zeaxanthin and ω-3 fatty acids to the AREDS supplements on age-related macular degeneration progression: AREDS2 Report 28. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022;140(7):692-698.

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