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Retromode Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Background and Objectives: Retromode is a relatively new retinal-imaging technique that is based on the transillumination principle and is obtained with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope that uses light in the infrared spectrum.
Antonia-Elena Ranetti+5 more
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Age-related Macular Degeneration: Current concepts in pathogenesis and management [PDF]
Age-related macular degeneration, which was once thought to be a disease mainly found in Caucasian populations in Europe and America, is now also appearing more frequently among non-white populations in the developing world.
Oluleye, TS
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Macular pigment and age related macular degeneration [PDF]
The yellow coloration of the macula lutea is attributable to the presence of macular pigment in the axons of its photoreceptors.1 In the 1980s several investigators demonstrated that macular pigment consists of the xanthophyll isomers, lutein and zeaxanthin.2 3 Although the role of the macular pigment remains uncertain, several functions have been ...
Beatty, S.+4 more
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Hipertensi sebagai salah satu faktor risiko terjadinya degenerasi makula senilis [PDF]
Hypertension as one of the risk factors for age-related macular degeneration Background: Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is one of the causes of loss of central vision in older people.
Soni Priartso, Budihardjo, Wasisdi G., A. Soemarsono
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Association of age related macular degeneration and age related hearing impairment
Purpose: To evaluate the association between age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) and sensory neural hearing impairment (SHI). Methods: In this case-control study, hearing status of 46 consecutive patients with ARMD were compared with 46 age-matched ...
Hassan Ghasemi+3 more
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Interleukin-13 and age-related macular degeneration [PDF]
AIM: To identify the effects of interleukin (IL)-13 on retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and the IL-13 level in aqueous humor of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients.
Bo Fu, Zhe-Li Liu, Han Zhang, Feng Gu
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Complementopathy? [PDF]
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive eye disease affecting many elderly individuals. It has a multifactorial pathogenesis and is associated with numerous environmental (e.g. smoking, light and nutrition) and genetic risk factors. A breakthrough in the mechanisms causing AMD is emerging; the involvement of the alternative pathway of ...
Kijlstra, A., Berendschot, T.T.J.M.
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Aims: The aim of this communication was to evaluate ranibizumab in the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration. Methods: Anonymised data on treatment efficacy and safety were consecutively entered into the Czech national database.
Oldrich Chrapek+8 more
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Methods and Animal Model for Analyzing Age-Related Macular Degeneration [PDF]
Methods for testing candidate drugs for treatment of age-related macular degeneration are provided. Ccl2-deficient, and Ccr2-deficient mice are used to determine the effect of candidate drugs and treatments on development of age-related macular ...
Ambati, Jayakrishna
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PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between refractive error and prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Korean adults, based on the sex and age group.
Kook Lee+4 more
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