Keeping an active lifestyle appears able to reduce the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the elderly.
"Engaging in an active lifestyle or walking more ... reduced the risk of developing exudative AMD over 15 years by 70% and 30%, respectively," Michael Knudtson, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, said in a report published online last week in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
