Inflammation Marker Helps Predict Macular Degeneration Risk

CRP or C - reactive protein blood tests are used as markers of inflammation. We now know that the risk of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is correlated with the findings of the CRP (c-reactive proteins) test. According to researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston who reported in JAMA Ophthalmology the results showed that there was a significantly increased risk of AMD for those patients with high versus low CRP levels and those with high CRP levels also had a significantly increased risk of neovascular or Wet AMD. The researchers concluded that elevated levels of CRP predict greater future risk of AMD. It is believed that this information might shed light on underlying mechanisms and could be of clinical help in the identification of persons at high risk of AMD who may benefit from increased adherence to lifestyle recommendations, eye examination schedules and therapeutic protocols.

If you or someone you know has a question about CRP inflammation marker as it predicts Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) risk, please feel free to call Northwest Indiana Eye & Laser Center at 219-464-8223, or visit Northwest Indiana Eye & Laser Center or facebook.com/nwindianaeyeandlaser. 

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