Clinical and Genetic Factors Associated with Progression of Geographic Atrophy Lesions in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Worldwide, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a serious threat to vision loss in individuals over 50 years of age with a pooled prevalence of approximately 9%. For 2020, the number of people afflicted with this condition is estimated to reach 200 million. While AMD lesions presenting as geogr...

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Main Authors: Grassmann, Felix, Fleckenstein, Monika, Chew, Emily Y., Strunz, Tobias, Schmitz-Valckenberg, Steffen, Göbel, Arno P., Klein, Michael L., Ratnapriya, Rinki, Swaroop, Anand, Holz, Frank G., Weber, Bernhard H. F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4427438/