Epidemiology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD): associations with cardiovascular disease phenotypes and lipid factors

KL Pennington, MM DeAngelis - Eye and vision, 2016 - Springer
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in
adults over 50 years old. Genetic, epidemiological, and molecular studies are beginning to …

Age-related macular degeneration

LS Lim, P Mitchell, JM Seddon, FG Holz, TY Wong - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Age-related macular degeneration is a major cause of blindness worldwide. With ageing
populations in many countries, more than 20% might have the disorder. Advanced age …

Age-related macular degeneration

HR Coleman, CC Chan, FL Ferris, EY Chew - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in elderly populations
of European descent. The most consistent risk factors associated with this ocular condition …

Clinical update: new treatments for age-related macular degeneration

TY Wong, G Liew, P Mitchell - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in the
developed world. Until recently, this condition was believed to be largely untreatable, but …

Is age‐related macular degeneration a manifestation of systemic disease? New prospects for early intervention and treatment

CMG Cheung, TY Wong - Journal of internal medicine, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common vision‐threatening condition
affecting the elderly. AMD shares common risk factors and processes, including vascular …

Choroidal thickness in patients with coronary artery disease

M Ahmad, PA Kaszubski, L Cobbs, H Reynolds… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To evaluate choroidal thickness (CTh) in patients with coronary artery disease
(CAD) compared to healthy controls. Design Cross-sectional. Methods Setting: Ambulatory …

Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor inhibition prevents disruption of the blood-retina barrier during chronic inflammation

D Kokona, A Ebneter, P Escher… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Microglia-associated inflammation is closely related to the pathogenesis of
various retinal diseases such as uveitis and diabetic retinopathy, which are associated with …

Cognitive impairment in age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy

SJ Woo, KH Park, J Ahn, JY Choe, H Jeong, JW Han… - Ophthalmology, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate cognitive function in patients with early and late age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) compared with an elderly, community-dwelling Korean …

Towards the application of precision medicine in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

R Cascella, C Strafella, V Caputo, V Errichiello… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The review essentially describes genetic and non-genetic variables contributing to the onset
and progression of exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) in Italian …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related macular degeneration and cardiovascular diseases: revisiting the common soil theory

MM Mauschitz, RP Finger - Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a complex disease associated with aging,
remains one of the leading causes of visual loss in high-income countries and its prevalence …