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Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020
Retinal pigment epithelial detachment is defined as a separation of the retinal pigment epithelium from the inner collagenous layer of Bruch’s membrane. It is a common manifestation in both dry and wet types of age-related macular degeneration.
Michael Karampelas, Panagiotis Malamos, Petros Petrou, Ilias Georgalas, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Dimitrios Brouzas   +5 more
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Biological effects of cigarette smoke in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells. [PDF]

, 2012
The goal of the present study was to determine whether treatment with cigarette smoke extract (CSE) induces cell loss, cellular senescence, and extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis in primary human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. Primary cultured
Birke, Kerstin, Burger, Johannes, Welge-Lussen, Ulrich, Yu, Alice L.   +3 more
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Uncomplicated Cataract Surgery and Neovascular Conversion of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Fifteen-Year Follow-Up Study

Journal of Current Ophthalmology
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of cataract surgery on neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) conversion over a 15-year follow-up period. Methods: This 15-year retrospective study on dry AMD patients compared Group A (cataract surgery) and ...
Komal Agarwal, Elham Sadeghi, Kunaal Mehrotra, Sandeep Chandra Bollepalli, Kiran Kumar Vupparaboina, Jay Chhablani   +5 more
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Optical Coherence Tomography-Angiography of Different Choroidal Neovascularization Subtypes in Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration

Folia Medica, 2019
Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in individuals over 55 years of age worldwide. Conventionally, it is divided into two subtypes – dry (non-neovascular) and wet (neovascular) form.
Stavrev Vladimir N., Sivkova Nelly P., Koleva-Georgieva Desislava N.   +2 more
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Etiopathogenesis of non-exudative age-related macular degeneration (literature review)

Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2022
The article presents an overview of modern publications on epidemiology, risk factors, and the main links of the etiology and pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
M. M. Bikbov, T. A. Khalimov
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Attenuation of choroidal tickness in patients with Alzheimer disease: evidence from an Italian prospective study [PDF]

, 2017
INTRODUCTION: To compare the 12-month choroidal thickness (CT) change between Alzheimer disease (AD) patients and normal subjects. METHODS: In this prospective, observational study, 39 patients with a diagnosis of mild to moderate AD and 39 age ...
Campanelli, A, D'Antonio, Fabrizia, DE LENA, Carlo, Gharbiya, M., Imbriano, L, Mallone, Fabiana, Marcelli, Michela, Trebbastoni, A   +7 more
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Peptide redesign for inhibition of the complement system: Targeting age-related macular degeneration. [PDF]

, 2016
PurposeTo redesign a complement-inhibiting peptide with the potential to become a therapeutic for dry and wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).MethodsWe present a new potent peptide (Peptide 2) of the compstatin family.
Cabrera, Andrea P, Ghosh, Kaustabh, Gorham, Ronald D, Harrison, Reed ES, Johnson, Lincoln V, Mohan, Rohith R, Morikis, Dimitrios   +6 more
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Fatores de risco para degeneração macular relacionada à idade na Argentina [PDF]

, 2013
PURPOSES: To assess the risk factors of age-related macular degeneration in Argentina using a case-control study. METHODS: Surveys were used for subjects' antioxidant intake, age/gender, race, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes (and type of ...
Carter, Marissa Janine, Eckert, Kristen Allison, Furtado, João Marcello, Lansingh, Van Charles, Luna, José Domingo, Nano, Clelia Crespo, Nano, Hugo, Nano, María Eugenia, Pighin, María Soledad, Vernengo, Luciana Fiocca, Zarate, Natalia   +10 more
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Eye and nutrition

Nutrimentum et Curae, 2023
This article highlights the critical role of eye health in overall well-being and the adverse effects of poor eye care, including the development of various eye conditions.
Maria Cristina Savastano, Francesco Boselli, Gabriela Leonti, Stanislao Rizzo   +3 more
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Strategies for Following Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Ophthalmic Research, 2012
Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) provides a novel strategy for imaging and monitoring progression in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The advantage of SDOCT over other imaging modalities or functional tests is that one modality can be used to image both drusen and geographic atrophy while obtaining reproducible,
Zohar, Yehoshua, Philip J, Rosenfeld
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