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15 Apr Does Aspirin Use Cause Macular Degeneration?

[caption id="attachment_267" align="alignright" width="150"] Does Aspirin Increase Wet AMD?[/caption] Scientists pouring over the data from the Beaver Dam Project found an unanticipated association between regular use of aspirin and advanced macular degeneration.  In this blog I will review the data and what it really means for aspirin users that are worried about macular degeneration. The Beaver Dam Eye Study is a fascinating project funded by the National Eye Institute conducted on 5,000 individuals that live in, you guessed it, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.  Since 1987 thousands are examined every five years to help us understand the effects of aging on the eye.