Macular Degeneration
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Association between dietary fat intake and age-related macular degeneration in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS): an ancillary study of the Women's Health Initiative.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationships between the amount and type of dietary fat and intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN: Women aged 50 to 79 years with high and low lutein intake from 3 sites of the Women's Health ... Read more...

A new macular dystrophy with anomalous vascular development, pigment spots, cystic spaces, and neovascularization.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To clinically phenotype an inherited macular dystrophy with peculiar intraretinal pigment spots, cysts, and hemorrhage in a 24-year-old female proband and her family. METHODS: Extended family members of the proband underwent dilated ... Read more...

Progression of age-related macular degeneration after cataract surgery.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To document age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progression after cataract surgery. METHODS: Surgeons prospectively enrolled patients with nonneovascular AMD who were awaiting cataract surgery. Fluorescein angiography was performed ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Macular Degeneration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Is the risk of incidence or progression of age-related macular degeneration increased after cataract surgery? 30 Oct 2009
• Association between dietary fat intake and age-related macular degeneration in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS): an ancillary study of the Women's Health Initiative. 30 Oct 2009
• A new macular dystrophy with anomalous vascular development, pigment spots, cystic spaces, and neovascularization. 30 Oct 2009
• Progression of age-related macular degeneration after cataract surgery. 30 Oct 2009
• Bevacizumab local complications. 30 Oct 2009
• Reticular macular disease. 30 Oct 2009
• Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) therapy for early and advanced neovascular age-related macular degeneration. 15 Oct 2009
• The use of intraocular corticosteroids. 29 Sep 2009
• Typing of ARMS2 and CFH in age-related macular degeneration: case-control study and assessment of frequency in the Italian population. 29 Sep 2009
• Complement factor H and the bilaterality of age-related macular degeneration. 29 Sep 2009
• Issues involving the management of the visually impaired patient. 29 Sep 2009
• The treatment of wet AMD in Canada: access to therapy (policy review). 29 Sep 2009
• Outcome measures to assess efficacy of treatments for age-related macular degeneration. 29 Sep 2009
• Antiangiogenic approaches to age-related macular degeneration in the future. 29 Sep 2009
• Antiangiogenic approaches to age-related macular degeneration today. 29 Sep 2009
• Introduction: Understanding the role of angiogenesis and antiangiogenic agents in age-related macular degeneration. 29 Sep 2009
• Treatment of choroidal neovascularization associated with Best's disease in children. 20 Sep 2009
• Molecular regulation of cigarette smoke induced-oxidative stress in human retinal pigment epithelial cells: implications for age-related macular degeneration. 14 Sep 2009
• Photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a randomized clinical trial. 10 Sep 2009
• The SERPING1 gene and age-related macular degeneration. 10 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Macular Degeneration'

Definition: Degenerative changes in the macula lutea of the retina.

Descriptor UI: D008268

Alternative terms: Macular Degeneration; Degeneration, Macular; Degenerations, Macular; Macular Degenerations; Age-Related Maculopathy; Age Related Maculopathy; Age-Related Maculopathies; Age Related Maculopathies; Maculopathies, Age-Related; Maculopathies, Age Related; Maculopathy, Age-Related; Maculopathy, Age Related;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C11.768.585.439;

Online Note: search RETINAL DEGENERATION 1970-74

History Note: 79(75); was see under RETINAL DEGENERATION 1970-78

Technical Notes: macular refers to macula lutea of retina; includes "macular dystrophy"