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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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Reflections on the Utility of the Retina as a Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease: A Literature Review. [PDF]
, 2019 As a part of the central nervous system, the retina may reflect both physiologic processes and abnormalities related to diseases of the brain. Indeed, a concerted effort has been put forth to understand how Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology may manifest
Honma, Patrick +2 more
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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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Fixed Quarterly Dosing of Aflibercept after Loading Doses in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Chinese Eyes [PDF]
, 2023 Daniel H. T. Wong, Kenneth K. W. Li
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Distinguishing wet from dry age-related macular degeneration using three-dimensional computer-automated threshold Amsler grid testing [PDF]
, 2011 Background/aims: With the increased efficacy of current therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), better ways to detect wet AMD are needed.
Bababeygy, Simon R. +5 more
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Age-related macular degeneration: current treatments
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 +2 more
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A variance components factor model for genetic association studies: a Bayesian analysis.
, 2010 Studies of gene-trait associations for complex diseases often involve multiple traits that may vary by genotype groups or patterns. Such traits are usually manifestations of lower-dimensional latent factors or disease syndromes.
Nonyane, BAS, Whittaker, JC
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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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Interleukin-13 and age-related macular degeneration [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 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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Macular pigment and age related macular degeneration [PDF]
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999 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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