%0 Journal Article %T Fatores modific¨¢veis da degenera£¿£¿o macular relacionada ¨¤ idade %A Torres %A Rogil Jos¨¦ de Almeida %A Maia %A Maur¨ªcio %A Muccioli %A Cristina %A Winter %A Guilherme %A Souza %A Greyce Kelly de %A Pasqualotto %A Luca Rodrigo %A Luchini %A Andr¨¦a %A Pr¨¦coma %A Dalton Bertolim %J Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia %D 2009 %I Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia %R 10.1590/S0004-27492009000300027 %X the authors present the main modifiable risk factors that may trigger and/or worsen age-related macular degeneration. mechanisms of action related to these factors as well as preventive measures and intervention effectiveness are discussed. %K smoking %K hypertension %K hypercholesterolemia %K atherosclerosis %K body mass index %K ultraviolet rays %K light %K antioxidants %K carotenoids %K lutein %K fatty acids %K omega-3 %K diet %K macular degeneration %K supplementary feeding %K free radicals %K randomized controlled trials as topic. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-27492009000300027&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en