Xu Z, Zhang M, Zhang Q, et al. - Researchers intended to determine if there is an association between thyroid disease and medication and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in epidemiologic studies. In total, 13 epidemiologic studies that consisted of 7 thyroid disease and 7 thyroid medication studies were involved. Egger’s test showed that there was no significant publication bias for thyroid disease or thyroid medication. According to this meta-analysis, an association was found between thyroid disease and higher AMD risk. Prevention strategies for thyroid disease can have a substantial impact on AMD prevention and require further evaluation.