AMD is one of the leading causes of vision loss in older adults. Chronic kidney disease is another common condition that slowly reduces the kidneys’ ability to remove waste and extra fluid from the body. They reviewed human observational studies and genetic studies that explored kidney function and the risk of AMD. Overall, people with chronic kidney disease had about a 27% higher chance of having AMD than those without kidney disease. If you care about eye health, please read studies about how vitamin B may help fight vision loss, and MIND diet may reduce risk of vision loss disease.