The authors prepare a literature review about the main antioxidants used in daily practice for the prevention of age-related macular degeneration progression (AMD), emphasizing the mechanism of action of each substance as well as the possible complications related to the overuse of such components.
Current concepts and perspectives in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration
(A) Fundus photography of the right eye showing a circumscribed yellow-orange choroidal mass located along the inferotemporal vascular arcade. (B) Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrating a dome-shaped choroidal mass with subretinal fluid, retinal pigment epithelium alterations, cystoid macular edema, and outer retinal damage.
TorresRJA, PrécomaDB, MaiaM, KaiberF, PrimC, LuchiniA, MatosRS, et al. Current concepts and perspectives in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2008;67(3):142-55.
Torres,Rogil José de Almeida; Précoma,Dalton Bertolim; Maia,Maurício; Kaiber,Flávia; Prim,Camila; Luchini,Andréa; Matos,Rossane Serafin; Farah,Michel Eid. Current concepts and perspectives in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 67, n. 3, p. 142-155, Jun. 2008.
Torres,R.J.A., Précoma,D.B., Maia,M., Kaiber,F., Prim,C., Luchini,A., Matos,R.S., & Farah,M.E. (2008). Current concepts and perspectives in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,67(3), 142-155.
Torres,Rogil José de Almeida and Précoma,Dalton Bertolim and Maia,Maurício and Kaiber,Flávia and Prim,Camila and Luchini,Andréa and Matos,Rossane Serafin and Farah,Michel Eid. Current concepts and perspectives in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2008, vol. 67, n. 3, [cited 2026-10-26], pp.142-155. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/current-concepts-and-perspectives-in-the-prevention-of-age-related-macular-degeneration/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
