Allergy is a protective factor against age-related macular degeneration.

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Published in Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci on January 09, 2014

Authors

Tina Ristau1, Lebriz Ersoy, Yara Lechanteur, Anneke I den Hollander, Mohamed R Daha, Moritz Hahn, Carel B Hoyng, Sascha Fauser

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

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