PEY1 ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN WET AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (ARMD)

Age-related macular degeneration: armed against ARMD.

Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the developed countries. Approximately 8 million people in America have AMD and the number of advanced AMD is likely to rise by 50% by year 2020 due to the projected increase in the number of elderly people (Friedman et al., 2004). AMD is a condition of significant morbidity in terms of both physical and mental health (...

Depression and anxiety in age-related macular degeneration

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Anxiety and depression prevalence rates in age-related macular degeneration.

PURPOSE To estimate the prevalence rates of depression and anxiety in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the relationship with visual acuity and to develop a simple algorithm for depression screening. METHODS This cross-sectional, prospective, observational, multicenter study was performed in France, Germany, and Italy. Retina specialists at 10 centers per country ea...

3433 Oxidating stress and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)

Aim: To evaluate the histological changes and immune response of conjuctiva in patients (pts) with lo S.S. Materials and Methods: We studied conjunctiial biopsies from 15 pts with I0 S.S. and 2 normal controls using 1) paraflfn section screening for the quality of conjunctival epithelium (CE), the number of goblet cells (GC) and the degree of inflammation, 2) Mo-abs and Pabs to: Tlymphocytes, T...