Age Related Macular Degeneration is a degenerative condition of the macula and is increasingly pervasive in our country, encountered unfortunately in patients even younger than 55. The current work is trying to present the importance of fluorescein angiography in this disease.

An analysis of blind registration forms was made to determine the commonest causes of blindness in the west of Scotland. It was found that the leading causes of blindness in order of frequency of incidence were senile macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and myopic degeneration. Diabetic retinopathy was the leading cause of blindness among persons of working age.

Introduction: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the major causes of visual loss among the elderly. It causes degeneration of cells in the macula. Early diagnosis can be helpful in preventing blindness. Drusen are the initial symptoms of AMD. Since drusen have a wide variety, locating them in screening images is difficult and time-consuming. An automated digital fundus photography...

The 12th Annual Vision Research Conference, ‘‘Mechanisms of Macular Degeneration” was held at the Convention Center at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, May 1–2, 2009. The meeting reviewed the latest developments in the genetics of AMD, and focused on animal models that closely mimic early or late onset human macular diseases. Major areas covered were mechanisms that lead to macular dystrophies, phenoty...

background: half of the cases of vision loss in people under 60 years of age have been attributed to age-related macular degeneration (amd). this is a multifactorial disease with late onset. it has been demonstrated that many different genetic loci are implicated in the risk of developing amd in different populations. in the current study, we investigated the association of high-temperature ‎re...

Introduction: Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is one of the most important causes of irreversible  blindness in the developed world and  prevents the affected  person from  performing simple tasks such  as  reading,  driving  and  facial  recognition.  In  the  AMD,  new  blood  vessels  grow  underneath  the  retina  in  a  process  called  choroidal  neovascularisation  (CNV).  There  ...

1. Doyle SL, campbell M, Ozaki E, et al. NLRP3 has a protective role in age-related macular degeneration through the induction of IL-18 by drusen components. Nat. Med. 2012; 18: 791– 798. 2. tarallo V, Hirano Y, Gelfand BD, et al. DIcER1 loss and Alu RNA induce age-related macular degeneration via the NLRP3 inflammasome and MyD88. cell 2012; 149: 847–859. 3. Kauppinen A, Niskanen H, Suuronen t,...

10.2217/14750708.4.2.167 © 2 Evaluation of: Yang Z, Camp NJ, Sun H et al.: A variant of the HTRA1 gene increases susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration. Science 314(5801), 992–993 (2006) [1]. Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of visual loss in the elderly, yet the genetic basis for this disease is poorly understood. Linkage studies show a major susceptibility locus ...

background: age-related macular degeneration (amd) is the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in elderly population in the developing countries. previous epidemiological studies revealed various potential modifiable risk factors for this disease. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of amd among elderly living in babol, north of iran.  methods:  the study popula...