Vision testing in atrophic macular degeneration
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Current therapeutic developments in atrophic age-related macular degeneration
To cite: Hanus J, Zhao F, Wang S. Br J Ophthalmol 2016;100:122–127. ABSTRACT Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a degenerative disorder of the central retina, is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly. The underlying mechanism of the advanced form of dry AMD, also named geographic atrophy (GA) or atrophic AMD, remains unclear. Consequently, no cure is available for dry ...
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a degenerative disorder of the central retina, is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly. The underlying mechanism of the advanced form of dry AMD, also named geographic atrophy (GA) or atrophic AMD, remains unclear. Consequently, no cure is available for dry AMD or GA. The only prevention option currently available is the Age-Related ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0814-9763,1440-1606
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1996.tb01551.x