Imaging of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Imaging of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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 ,...

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 (...

The treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration.

BACKGROUND Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease affecting the macula, the area of the retina that has the highest visual acuity. It can progress to geographic atrophy or choroidal neovascularization. METHOD Selective literature review. RESULTS The authors discuss the results of therapeutic trials and the treatment recommendations of the ophthalmological societies....

Burden of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration in China.

Bevasiranib for the Treatment of Wet, Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age- related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe visual impairment in people 65 years and older in industrialized nations. Exudative, or "wet", AMD is a late form of AMD (as distinguished from atrophic, so-called dry, AMD) and is responsible for over 60% of all cases of blindness due to AMD. It is widely accepted that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key comp...