There were no cases of recurrence. Statins are prescribed for coronary heart disease and go by many names, among them Lipitor, Pravachol, Zocor, Mevacor,Lescol and Baycol. Researchers from the University of Southampton in England recruited 379 volunteers between the ages of 66 and 75. Age related macular degeneration was more common among the participants who did not take statins. They surmise that this may be due to the activity of statins that stops spontaneous cell death in the lining of blood vessels, which may improve blood flow to the macula.
Statins also contain antioxidants which are known to protect the retina.
Archives of Ophthalmology. The participants in the study included 22,071 US male physicians aged 40 to 84 years. A total of 21,216 participants did not report AMD when the study started. The results were reviewed after five years of aspirin therapy. No real benefit of taking the aspirin was noted.