Association of metformin and development of dry age-related macular degeneration in a U.S. insurance claims database.
CONCLUSIONS: Small, conflicting associations between metformin exposure and development of dAMD were observed depending on cumulative dosage and whether drug use was active, suggesting metformin did not substantially affect the development of dAMD.
PMID: 33607930 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Eton EA, Wubben TJ, Besirli CG, Hua P, McGeehan B, VanderBeek BL Tags: Eur J Ophthalmol Source Type: research
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