Figure 3.

Overview of the various omics approaches that can be applied to assess the biological components that contribute to multifactorial diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Metabolomics is highlighted in green as an approach to test the effect of the environment and processes in the body on the development of disease. Microbiomics is growing in importance in understanding disease, but how it influences the whole system in a human, or in fact in animals, is yet to be determined. Adapted from Lauwen et al. [110].