Dighe S, Zhao J, Steffen L, et al. - Since age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among the elderly, researchers explored the connection between dietary patterns and food groups (used to make them) with the 18-year incidence of AMD. ARIC candidates who exhibited change in AMD lesions between retinal photographs taken at visit 3 and visit 5 were graded side by side to determine incident AMD (any = 144; early = 117; late = 27). Findings revealed that there have been identified as Western (unhealthy) and Prudent (healthy) dietary patterns. Findings suggested no significant association of diet patterns with incident any or incident early AMD. Consumption of a Western pattern diet, however, can be a risk factor for development of late AMD.