In a recent Duke University study, it was found that diagnosis of neovascular (wet) Age Related Macular Degeneration patients have doubled in just over a decade (1994-2006).

The cost of treatment to the medical system also doubled. http://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(11)00410-7/abstract This underscores the importance of early routine eye exams and the use of sunglasses after LASIK eye surgery. General health factors should also be controlled like diet and not using tobacco products.