Current understanding of Age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly population 50 years of age or older in the developed countries. This review discusses the traditional clinical and histopathological presentation of AMD, epidemiology and genetics component in relati...
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International Journal of Retina
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| author | Swathi Kanduri |
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| description | Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly population 50 years of age or older in the developed countries. This review discusses the traditional clinical and histopathological presentation of AMD, epidemiology and genetics component in relation to the current understanding of the vascular nature of the disease. Therapeutic approaches to treat the disease are also included in the review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e03b6772d03c45c59f291607ecf7bcea2022-12-22T03:07:24ZengInternational Journal of RetinaIJRETINA (International Journal of Retina)2614-86842614-85362020-09-013210.35479/ijretina.2020.vol003.iss002.112Current understanding of Age-related macular degenerationSwathi Kanduri0The University of AucklandAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly population 50 years of age or older in the developed countries. This review discusses the traditional clinical and histopathological presentation of AMD, epidemiology and genetics component in relation to the current understanding of the vascular nature of the disease. Therapeutic approaches to treat the disease are also included in the review.https://www.ijretina.com/index.php/ijretina/article/view/112 |
| spellingShingle | Swathi Kanduri Current understanding of Age-related macular degeneration IJRETINA (International Journal of Retina) |
| title | Current understanding of Age-related macular degeneration |
| title_full | Current understanding of Age-related macular degeneration |
| title_fullStr | Current understanding of Age-related macular degeneration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current understanding of Age-related macular degeneration |
| title_short | Current understanding of Age-related macular degeneration |
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