In a new study published by the American Journal of Medicine, investigators found that a healthy lifestyle – typically associated with cardiovascular health benefits – also lowered ocular diseases, particularly diabetic retinopathy. The conclusions suggest that attempts to prevent cardiovascular diseases might potentially counteract ocular ones as well.
Nearly 2.2 billion people worldwide suffer
from ocular diseases. The consequences of these diseases are vision impairment
and blindness. About half of these cases are preventable; the leading causes of
eye issues include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataract,
and glaucoma.
"Earlier studies have observed associations between eye
diseases and individual lifestyle factors such as smoking, obesity, or
hypertension," said lead investigator Duke Appiah, Ph.D., MPH, Department
of Public Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX,
USA. "It is known that these metrics of ideal cardiovascular health do not
work alone and may interact additively to result in diseases. However, prior to
our research, no other studies have comprehensively evaluated the association
of all of the metrics of ideal cardiovascular health with ocular
diseases."
The findings show that practicing a healthy lifestyle and
implementing beneficial habits are both factors in achieving cardiovascular
strength. Age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataract, and
glaucoma can all be minimized by having an active, healthy lifestyle. Those
with optimal cardiovascular health had 97 percent lower odds for diabetic
retinopathy than individuals who did not.
"Overall, we believe that primary prevention and early
detection approaches of ocular diseases are important, considering that over
half of all deaths from ocular diseases and cardiovascular diseases are known
to be preventable," commented co-investigators Noah De La Cruz, MPH, and
Obadeh Shabaneh, MPH, both from the Department of Public Health, Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
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