Purpose: To evaluate the frequency of Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) in patients presenting to a teaching hospital Pakistan, and find most common factors associated with high ARMD. Study Design: Descriptive Cross-sectional study. Place Duration Study: Layton Rehmatullah Benevolent Trust Free Eye Hospital Township Lahore from 1st January 2019 30th June 2020. Methods: A total 720 ages mo...

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is one of the most common causes of the vision loss and blindness in developed countries. Among other harmful effects, exposure to the UV radiation is the most prominent factor for the development of the disorder. Using the method of SD OCT (Spectral Domain Ocular Coherence Tomography) we performed measurement of the neurosensory retinal thickness of 19 e...

Aims: To determine whether allelic variants of the cystatin C gene CST3 are genetically associated with exudative age related macular degeneration (ARMD). Cystatin C is a cysteine protease inhibitor that regulates the activity of cathepsin S, a protease with central regulatory functions in retinal pigment epithelial cells. Methods: CST3 of 167 patients with exudative ARMD was genotyped by using...

etables such as spinach and kale. It has a structure similar to that of beta-carotene, which is the forerunner material of vitamin A. Vitamin C and vitamin E have received much attention recently due to their antioxidant activities. It has been reported that lutein modulates cellular oxidative status. Since lutein has maximum absorption at 445 nm, it can act as a blue-light filter (400—460 nm)....

PURPOSE In this study we examined psychosocial adaptation to vision loss and its relationship to depressive symptomatology in legally blind older adults with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). DESIGN AND METHODS The 144 study participants were outpatients of a large regional vision clinic that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ARMD in older adults. They were administered a b...

AIMS To determine whether allelic variants of the cystatin C gene CST3 are genetically associated with exudative age related macular degeneration (ARMD). Cystatin C is a cysteine protease inhibitor that regulates the activity of cathepsin S, a protease with central regulatory functions in retinal pigment epithelial cells. METHODS CST3 of 167 patients with exudative ARMD was genotyped by using...

PURPOSE To assess the quality-of-life loss and the macroeconomic financial consequences associated with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). METHODS Time tradeoff utility analysis was performed to assess the quality-of-life diminution caused by ARMD (both dry and neovascular) in cohorts consisting of (1) patients with ARMD, (2) ophthalmologists asked to assume they had various degrees of ...

Thus posterior uveitis may be focal, multifocal, or diffuse with involvement of posterior segment structures such as choroid, retina, retinal blood vessels and optic nerve head. It is important to differentiate posterior uveitis from panuveitic entities, where there is no predominant site of inflammation, but inflammation is observed in anterior chamber, vitreous and retina/choroid. There is co...