TY - BOOK ID - 7909831 TI - Age-Related Macular Degeneration : Etiology, Diagnosis and Management - A Glance at the Future PY - 2013 SN - 9535111132 9535171623 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Age factors in disease. KW - Macular degeneration. KW - Dystrophy, Retinal KW - Macular degeneration KW - Retina KW - Retinal dystrophy KW - Degeneration (Pathology) KW - Age and disease KW - Diseases KW - Aging KW - Degeneration KW - Age factors KW - Pathology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7909831 AB - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible central vision loss in developed countries.There have been rapid developments of therapies that today can halt or even reverse aspects of vision loss resulting from AMD among those most severely affected, and there is promise of future therapies that may prevent vision loss. This book provides an overview about AMD; an update on the current understanding of AMD, pathophysiology, the use of diagnostic tests, the management of both non-neovascular and neovascular AMD as well as future directions in treatment and its limitations. It also looks into the future with potential treatment options that are now under investigation in clinical trials. ER -