Age-related macular degeneration

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Statins for age-related macular degeneration [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive late onset disorder of the macula affecting central vision. Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in people over 65 years in industrialized countries (Congdon 2003). Recent epidemiologic, genetic and pathological evidence has shown AMD shares a number of risk factors ...
Peter, Gehlbach, Tianjing, Li, Elham, Hatef +2 more
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Ophthalmic Research, 2015
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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Association of age related macular degeneration and age related hearing impairment

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2016
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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Clinical Ophthalmology, 2009
Jean Pierre Hubschman, Shantan Reddy, Steven D SchwartzJules Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USAPurpose: Although important progress has been made in ...
Jean Pierre Hubschman, Shantan Reddy, Steven D Schwartz +2 more
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Age- and sex-based evaluation of the association between refractive error and age-related macular degeneration in the Korean population.

PLoS ONE, 2020
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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Age-related macular degeneration

Survey of Ophthalmology, 1988
Age-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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The efficacy of ranibizumab treatment in clinical practice in patients with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. The results of the Czech National Registry

Biomedical Papers, 2015
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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Choriocapillaris in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multifactorial disease characterized by progressive alterations of different retinal structures ultimately leading to vision loss.
Giovanni Neri +6 more
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BMJ, 2003
Amresh, Chopdar, Usha, Chakravarthy, Dinesh, Verma +2 more
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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2010
Jason, Noble, Varun, Chaudhary
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