Rosacea increases risk for Parkinson’s disease

Researchers identified an increased risk for Parkinson’s disease in patients with rosacea, according to data published in JAMA Neurology.This risk further increased in patients specifically with ocular rosacea, according to Alexander Egeberg, MD, PhD, department of dermato-allergology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, and colleagues.

Modifiable Risk Factors for AMD

If cardiovascular disease and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) share some pathophysiologic mechanisms, would interventions that reduce cardiovascular disease help reduce the progression of AMD? Medscape Ophthalmology