Impact of Visceral Fat on the Pathogenesis of Age-related Macular Degeneration

Rudolf Foundation Clinic

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Age-related Macular Degeneration

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01777984

EK-08-122-0708

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship among the body fat distribution, especially the visceral fat, in patients with age-related macular degeneration in comparison to patients with a normal fundus.

Full description

In this study the investigators want to examine the relationship among visceral fat, serum leptin levels, and high-sensitive CRP (hsCRP), Tnf-alpha, Amyloid alpha and Amyloid Beta serum levels in patients with age-related macular degeneration in comparison to patients with a normal fundus.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• man and women over 18 years old
• filled informed consent
• diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration

Exclusion criteria

• inherited retinal disease
• other acquired retinal macular disease
• missing informed consent