In a recently published study, a secondary analysis of patients enrolled in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study was conducted to determine whether an association exists between dietary and supplementary calcium intake and age-related macular degeneration. Emily Chew, MD, director of the division of epidemiology and clinical applications at the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health, conducted the retrospective analysis. She said studies have suggested calcium might play a role in macular degeneration, so she wanted to see if it had any effect on the disease. “We were not only interested in dietary intake of calcium, but also supplementary intake since it’s common, particularly for women with osteoporosis, to be taking calcium supplements,” said Dr. Chew. Find out more about the study’s findings in this feature from Review of Ophthalmology. Read More.