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Can Metformin Use Cut Wet AMD Risk?
Tuesday, 6 October, 2026
Host: Maria Berrocal Guest: Dimitra Skondra, MD Could metformin reduce risk of wet AMD development? Maria Berrocal, MD, speaks with Dimitra Skondra, MD, PhD, about a study published in Ophthalmology Retina finding that metformin exposure was associated with up to 30% lower odds of new-onset wet AMD. They discuss what the findings mean for patients with and without diabetes, where the protective effect appears to break down, and what a prospective trial could tell us next.








