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Air pollution and risk of Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in GAZEL and CONSTANCES cohorts (POLLUT-EYE)

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The main objective of this study will be to study the association between the risk of AMD and long-term exposure to air pollution in the French population. The specific objectives are: - To establish an algorithm allowing the diagnosis of AMD in the CONSTANCES and GAZEL cohorts - To determine the pollutants having an effect on the risk of AMD - To evaluate the association between the occurrence of AMD and exposure to air pollution - To assess the risk based on exposure to atmospheric heavy metals