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What is new in the management of wet age-related macular degeneration?
INTRODUCTION OR BACKGROUND The hallmark of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is choroidal neovascularization (CNV). The key cytokine involved in the pathogenesis of CNV is vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Since 2005, antiVEGF therapy has revolutionized the management of this condition. SOURCES OF DATA A systematic computerized literature search was conducted on PubMed (http...
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All images are acquired on a Spectralis device from Heidelberg Engineering. Image courtesy of Dr. (med) Ke-nan Damer, Birmingham Midlands Eye Centre, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. Fig. 1. a Shows the macula of a left eye with reduced foveal reflectivity on the infra-red picture, which is due to intra-retinal fluid caused by choroidal neovascularization (CNV) related to wet AMD. In b ,...
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multifactorial disease with characteristics that include drusen, hyperpigmentation and/or hypopigmentation of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), geographic atrophy (GA) and, in a subset of patients, late-stage choroidal neovascularization (CNV). It is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world among aging adults. It damages the integrity...
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is referred to as the leading cause of irreversible visual loss in developed countries, with a profound effect on the quality of life. The neovascular form of AMD is characterized by the formation of subretinal choroidal neovascularization, leading to sudden and severe visual loss. Research has identified the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Medical Bulletin
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0007-1420,1471-8391
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldt004