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FOUND: When blindness is a clue to bigger problems - What They Never Told You

A particular type of macular degeneration is a sign of underlying heart damage. Photo: Getty

People with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration are also highly likely to have underlying heart damage.

The damage comes from “heart failure and heart attacks, or advanced heart valve disease, or carotid artery disease associated with certain types of strokes”, according to a new study from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

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