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Increased risk of Alzheimer's disease among patients with age-related macular degeneration: A nationwide population-based study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the risk of Alzheimer's disease among patients with age-related macular degeneration and its association with confounding comorbidities.MethodThis was a population-based, retrospective cohort study.
Li-Yen Wen   +9 more
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Juvenile Macular Degenerations [PDF]

open access: yesSeminars in Pediatric Neurology, 2017
In this article, we review the following 3 common juvenile macular degenerations: Stargardt disease, X-linked retinoschisis, and Best vitelliform macular dystrophy. These are inherited disorders that typically present during childhood, when vision is still developing.
Anne Moskowitz   +6 more
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Lutein and Zeaxanthin and Their Roles in Age-Related Macular Degeneration—Neurodegenerative Disease

open access: yesNutrients, 2022
Lutein and zeaxanthin belong to the xanthophyll family of carotenoids, which are pigments produced by plants. Structurally, they are very similar, differing only slightly in the arrangement of atoms.
M. Mrowicka   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The complement system in age-related macular degeneration

open access: yesCellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic and progressive degenerative disease of the retina, which culminates in blindness and affects mainly the elderly population.
A. Armento, M. Ueffing, Simon J. Clark
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Age Related Macular Degeneration and Total Hip Replacement Due to Osteoarthritis or Fracture: Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of total hip replacement, accounting for more than 80% of all total hip replacements. Emerging evidence suggests that osteoarthritis has a chronic inflammatory component to its pathogenesis similar to age-related ...
Elaine W Chong   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The prevalence of age-related macular degeneration and osteoporosis in the older Polish population: Is there a link?

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundAge-related macular degeneration is the primary cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries, whereas the global prevalence of osteoporosis-a major public health problem-is 19.7%.
Agnieszka Budnik   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Generative mathematical modelling to demonstrate virtual simulations of neovascular age related macular degeneration. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
To develop a generative mathematical model of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and model the impact of injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor to virtual patients with the condition.We isolated key pathophysiological components of
David Hoyle, Tariq Mehmood Aslam
doaj   +1 more source

Multimodal deep learning with feature level fusion for identification of choroidal neovascularization activity in age‐related macular degeneration

open access: yesActa ophthalmologica, 2021
This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a multimodal deep learning (DL) model using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images for the assessment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in ...
Kai Jin   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Complement C3 variant and the risk of age-related macular degeneration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background: Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in Western populations. Susceptibility is influenced by age and by genetic and environmental factors.
Armbrecht, AM   +16 more
core   +1 more source

[Age-related macular degeneration].

open access: yesLa Revue de l Infirmière, 2006
Age-related macular degeneration mainly affects central vision, which is needed for detailed tasks such as reading, driving, and recognizing faces. The vision loss in this condition results from a gradual deterioration of light-sensing cells in the ...
A. Ramé
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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