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Dual Sensory Impairment: The Correlation between Age Related Macular Degeneration and Sensorineural Hearing Loss

open access: yesMedicina, 2022
The pathogeneses of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and age-related hearing impairment are not yet fully understood. If AMD and age-related hearing impairment are correlated, the cause of both may be a result of a common vulnerability.
Marina Istrate   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of oxidative stress and antioxidants in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration

open access: yesClinics, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of oxidant/antioxidant status and protein oxidation in the development of age-related macular degeneration. METHOD: The activities of serum superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase and the levels of serum ...
Zuhal Yildirim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Association Between Consumption of 100% Fruit Juice and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Database

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main irreversible blindness disease worldwide. The current study aimed to investigate whether the consumption of 100% fruit juice increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration and find approaches to ...
Mi Song   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Depressive symptoms and quality of life in people with age-related macular degeneration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Purpose: To examine quality of life and associated factors in people with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Methods: One hundred and forty-five AMD participants (mean age 78.0 +/- 7.7 years) and 104 age- and gender- matched controls (mean age 78.1 +
Mathew, Remy Sheena   +5 more
core   +1 more source

In Vivo Multimodal Imaging of Drusenoid Lesions in Rhesus Macaques. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Nonhuman primates are the only mammals to possess a true macula similar to humans, and spontaneously develop drusenoid lesions which are hallmarks of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Cunefare, David   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Extracellular vesicles as a potential therapeutic for age-related macular degeneration

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2023
Age-related macular degeneration is a major global cause of central visual impairment and severe vision loss. With an aging population, the already immense economic burden of costly anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment is likely to increase.
Lorraine L. C. Chow, Ben Mead
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Retinal Vascular Caliber and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Patients With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
PurposeTo evaluate the relationship between retinal vascular caliber and AMD in patients with AIDS.MethodsParticipants enrolled in the Longitudinal Study of the Ocular Complications of AIDS had retinal photographs taken at enrollment.
Danis, Ronald P   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Non-invasive testing for early detection of neovascular macular degeneration in unaffected second eyes of older adults: EDNA diagnostic accuracy study

open access: yesHealth Technology Assessment, 2022
Background: Neovascular age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of sight loss, and early detection and treatment is important. For patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration in one eye, it is usual practice to monitor the ...
Katie Banister   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent advances of exosomes in age-related macular degeneration

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Exosomes are 30–150 nm extracellular vesicles that are secreted by almost all types of cells. Exosomes contain a variety of biologically active substances, such as proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids, and are important in the intercellular communication ...
Feng Gu, Jiyu Jiang, Peng Sun
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary study on electrophysiological changes after cellular autograft in age-related macular degeneration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Evolving atrophic macular degeneration represents at least 80% of all macular degenerations and is currently without a standardized care. Autologous fat transplantation (AFT) efficacy was demonstrated by several studies, since these cells are
C., Limoli   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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