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2. 1. Aspects on Function in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

   Author : Christina Winther; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; age-related macular degeneration; macula; macular oedema; rarebit; reading test; reading speed; self-test; smartphone application; vision test; visual acuity;

   Abstract : Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of severe visual loss among persons ≥ 60 years. AMD can be categorized in one of three stages: early, intermediate, or late. In early AMD visual symptoms are inconspicuous whereas, in the late stage, severe loss of vision is common. Late AMD has dry and wet forms. READ MORE

4. 2. Age-related maculopathy and macular degeneration : New diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

   Author : Christina Frennesson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Age-related maculopathy (ARM) may progress into age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is often disastrous to near vision and reading. Currently used treatment is generally not successful in a long-term perspective. Therefore, searching for an early detection of functional disturbances as well as for prophylactic treatment appears important. READ MORE

5. 3. Retinal pigment epithelial cells, oxidative stress and lipofuscin : relation to age-related macular degeneration

   Author : Staffan Sundelin; Stefan Seregard; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : In developed countries, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of loss of central vision in people over the age of 65. The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) appears to be the site of early pathological changes in AMD. READ MORE

6. 4. Analysis of the Gene and Protein Causing Best Macular Dystrophy

   Author : Benjamin Bakall; Catharina Larsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Genetics; VMD2; bestrophin; macular degenration; mutation analysis; Genetik; Clinical genetics; Klinisk genetik; Clinical Genetics; klinisk genetik;

   Abstract : Best macular dystrophy (BMD) is an autosomal dominant inherited eye disease with a juvenile onset. Accumulation of the pigment lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epithelium can later cause macular degeneration and loss of vision. READ MORE

7. 5. Human embryonic stem cells for retinal repair : preclinical in vitro and in vivo studies for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration with human embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelial cells

   Author : Sandra Petrus-Reurer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the major cause of vision loss in the industrialized countries in people above sixty years of age. The dry advanced form of the disease, also termed as geographic atrophy (GA), is characterized by the progressive death of retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE) and consequent loss of the adjacent photoreceptor (PR) layer, leading to an impaired visual function. READ MORE