From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-193495-781079
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (UPI) -- U.S. middle-aged men and women with a
history of migraine and headaches are more likely to have retinopathy
than those without a history of headaches.
Researchers reviewed the headache history and eye health of 10,902 men
and women who participated in the Arteriosclerosis Risk in Communities
study in Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi and North Carolina. They
were African-American and white and between the ages of 51 and 71.
The study, published in the journal Neurology, found people with
headaches were between 1.3 and 1.5 times more likely to have
retinopathy than those without headaches.
The study also found 22 percent of participants had a history of
migraine or other headaches. Those with a history of headaches were
slightly younger, more likely to be female, and more likely to be
white than those without a history of headaches, according to study
lead author Kathryn M. Rose of the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Retinopathy involves damage to the retina of the eye, which can lead
to severe vision problems or blindness.