Can your diet and habits protect your eyes? new study investigates AMD risk factors

NCT ID NCT05735730

Ongoing Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study is looking at how genetics, diet, lifestyle, and medications work together to influence the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss. Researchers will collect blood samples and health information from 1,800 adults in Portugal. The goal is to understand which factors may protect against or increase the risk of developing AMD.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could help identify which lifestyle changes or medications might lower the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, only associations. Results may not apply to other populations.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

age-related macular degeneration macular degeneration

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (ARMD)

Contacts and locations

Locations

AIBILI-CEC (AIBILI- Clinical Trials Centre)

Coimbra, 3000-548, Portugal

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