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Table 3 Dietary advice to patients with established AMD or at risk of AMD

From: Advice about diet and smoking for people with or at risk of age-related macular degeneration: a cross-sectional survey of eye care professionals in the UK

Dietary advice

N (%)

Frequency of dietary advice for patients with established AMD

 

 o Always/most of the time

917 (67.9)

 o Sometimes

383 (28.4)

 o Never

50 (3.7)

Frequency of dietary advice for patients considered to be at risk of AMD

 

 o Always/most of the time

719 (53.6)

 o Sometimes

526 (39.2)

 o Never

97 (7.2)

Dietary advice for patients with established AMD

 

 o Eat plenty of leafy green vegetables

497 (38.3)

 o Eat oily fish at least twice per week

3 (0.2)

 o Both of the above

652 (50.7)

 o Other

140 (10.8)

Dietary advice for patients considered to be at risk of AMD

 

 o Eat plenty of leafy green vegetables

476 (38.4)

 o Eat oily fish at least twice per week

6 (0.5)

 o Both of the above

585 (47.2)

 o Other

173 (14.0)