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Age-related Macular Degeneration
International Ophthalmology Clinics, 1986Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of visual loss. The atrophic form is more frequent but accounts for only 20% of severe visual loss. The neovascular form accounts for 80% of severe visual loss. The Macular Photocoagulation Study demonstrated that prompt argon laser photocoagulation can significantly reduce the risk of severe ...
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Age-related macular degeneration
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 1993Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a bilateral, progressive macular disease, represents the major cause of blindness among elderly people living in Western countries. Clinical features of AMD vary from the initial asymptomatic aspects, drusen and retinal pigment epithelium alterations, to severe atrophic or exudative changes in the advanced stages,
T, Segato, E, Midena, M C, Blarzino
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Age-related macular degeneration
Survey of Ophthalmology, 1988Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible severe visual loss in the United States in people over 50 years of age. The nonexudative stage includes hard drusen (associated with localized dysfunction of the retinal pigment epithelium [RPE]), soft drusen (associated with diffuse dysfunction of the RPE), and geographic ...
N M, Bressler, S B, Bressler, S L, Fine
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Cystoid Macular Degeneration in Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of cystoid macular degeneration in eyes that underwent intravitreal ranibizumab injections for exudative age-related macular degeneration.Retrospective, interventional case series.We reviewed the charts of 56 consecutive patients (19 male, 37 female; mean age ± standard deviation, 80.81 ± 4.8 ...
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Age-related macular degeneration
NursingAbstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual impairment in patients age 50 and older, with an estimated 200 million people affected worldwide and a projected 288 million by 2040. This article provides an overview of the epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis ...
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2015Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in the elderly. AMD is diagnosed based on characteristic retinal findings in individuals older than 50. Early detection and treatment are critical in increasing the likelihood of retaining good and functional vision.
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Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Ophthalmologica, 2012<i>Purpose:</i> Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness, with an increasing incidence as the elderly population expands. Large, multi-center, randomized, clinical trials have been conducted exploring the safety and efficacy of anti-VEGF treatments. This paper aims to discuss the safety and efficacy
VERITTI, Daniele +2 more
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Age related macular degeneration.
Clinical evidence, 2002Jennifer, Arnold, Shirley, Sarks
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Complement Factor H Polymorphism and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Science, 2005A. Edwards +5 more
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Intravitreal aflibercept (VEGF trap-eye) in wet age-related macular degeneration.
Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.), 2012J. Heier +19 more
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