CXCL8 and age-related macular degeneration: This study focuses on key single-nucleotide variants in the CXCL8 (rs2227306), MAP3K7 (rs157432), LTA/TNF (rs2229094), EXOC3L1 (rs868213), PROCR (rs867186), TRAF2 (rs10781522), and serum levels of these genes in AMD development and treatment response.