Dr. Rukhsana Mirza is joined Dr. Dr. Anne Coleman. They discuss Dr. Coleman's study evaluating whether the Pooled Cohort Equations cardiovascular risk scores are associated with the future development and can predict future development of age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, and hypertensive retinopathy. From her Ophthalmology article, "Cardiovascular Risk and Eye Health: A Cohort Study of the Pooled Cohort Equations and Ocular Disease Incidence."

Cardiovascular Risk and Eye Health: A Cohort Study of the Pooled Cohort Equations and Ocular Disease Incidence. Sun D, et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 133, Issue 5, 645-653.

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