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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
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Recent advances of exosomes in age-related macular degeneration
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
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FAMILIAL MACULAR DEGENERATION [PDF]
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CFH, C3 and ARMS2 are significant risk loci for susceptibility but not for disease progression of geographic atrophy due to AMD. [PDF]
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a prevalent cause of blindness in Western societies. Variants in the genes encoding complement factor H (CFH), complement component 3 (C3) and age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 (ARMS2) have repeatedly been
Weber, Bernhard H. F. +68 more
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Treatment Methods Dry Form of Age Macular Degeneration — History and Prospects. Review
Age related macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss and an increasing problem of disability throughout the world among adults. That revue covers historical points, risk factors, pathogenesis, classification and current treatment ways of ...
A. N. Kulikov +2 more
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Autophagy Impairment in Retinal Ganglion Cells Following Hypoglycemia in Mice
(1) Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), caused by hypo- and hyperglycaemia, is the leading cause of blindness. Hypoglycemia induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and retinal cell death in mice, and low-glucose conditions induce macroautophagy/autophagy
Daria Fresia +4 more
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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 in the UK [PDF]
The aim of this thesis was to investigate the prevalence and impact of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causing visual impairment in people aged 75 years and above in the UK.
Evans, Jennifer Rosemary
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Biological effects of cigarette smoke in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells. [PDF]
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
Johannes Burger +12 more
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Association of sildenafil use with age-related macular degeneration: a retrospective cohort study
Objective Despite significant advances in clinical care and understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, age-related macular degeneration (AMD)—a major cause of global blindness—lacks effective treatment to prevent the irreversible degeneration of ...
Nicola Jaime Adderley +6 more
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