Blue Mountain Eye Study

Flood, V., W. Smith et al. (2002). Dietary antioxidant intake and incidence of early age-related maculopathy The blue mountains eye study. Ophthalmology 109(12) 2272-2278. 

Mitchell, P, Wang, JJ, Smith, W, and Leeder, SR, 2002. Smoking and the 5-year incidence of age-related maculopathy—The Blue Mountains Eye Study. Arch Ophthalmol 120, 1357-1363. 

Tan, J. S., Wang, J. J., Flood, V, Rochtchina, E., Smith, W., Mitchell, P. (2008). Dietary antioxidants and the long-term ineidence of age-related macular degeneration the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology, 115, 334-341. 

Now, what could eye exams possibly have to do with blood pressure, you might reasonably ask Well, it turns out that the eyes may be the window through which to look for potential future hypertension. The little arterioles that supply blood to the retina apparently get narrower before blood pressure elevations proceed to hypertension an eye doctor can spot the narrowing before blood pressure goes up at all. An investigation in Sydney, Australia, called the Blue Mountain Eye Study found that people with narrowed blood vessels in the eyes were twice as likely as people with... 

Tan JS, Mitchell P, RochtchinaE, Wang JJ. Statin use and the long-term risk of incident cataract the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Am J Ophthalmol 2007 143 687-9. 

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