- ►capconcorp.com [PDF] R Klein, T Peto, A Bird, MR Vannewkirk - American journal of ophthalmology, 2004 - Elsevier Large, soft drusen associated with pigmentary abnormalities increase the risk of
progression to advanced AMD. Large soft drusen may fade over time. Advanced AMD
is more likely to be present in whites than blacks, despite the similar ... Cited by 255 - Related articles - All 12 versions
JM Seddon, CA Chen - International ophthalmology clinics, 2004 - journals.lww.com Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible
blindness.1,2 Because AMD adversely affects activities of daily living,
rendering it more difficult to read, write, and drive, many affected ... Cited by 105 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►nih.gov Y Imamura, S Noda, K Hashizume, K Shinoda, … - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006 - National Acad Sciences Oxidative stress has long been linked to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative
diseases; however, whether it is a cause or merely a consequence of the
degenerative process is still unknown. We show that mice deficient in Cu, ... Cited by 69 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
N Gotoh, R Yamada, H Hiratani, V Renault, S … - Human genetics, 2006 - Springer Abstract Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of
blindness in the elderly popu- lation not only Western but also Asian industrial
countries. In Caucasian, a polymorphism of the com- plement factor H gene ... Cited by 68 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
HPN Scholl, M Fleckenstein, PC Issa, C … - Molecular Vision, 2007 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a genetically complex disorder of the
photoreceptor-RPE-Bruch's membrane-choriocapillaris complex. Family and twin
studies have shown that the susceptibility for this disease is genetically ... Cited by 50 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►nih.gov TY Wong, SC Loon, SM Saw - British Medical Journal, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com In the past decade, several large population based studies have provided new
information on the prevalence of visual impairment and the major age related eye
diseases in Asia. These include epidemiological studies from India, Taiwan, ... Cited by 52 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►nih.gov T Yoshida, K Ohno-Matsui, S Ichinose, T Sato, … - Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2005 - Am Soc Clin Investig 1 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science and 2 Instrumental Analysis
Research Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. 3 Department
of Anatomy, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan. ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
I Maruko, T Iida, M Saito, D Nagayama, K … - American journal of ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier The authors classified the patients into three subtypes of neovascular AMD:
polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), retinal angiomatous proliferation
(RAP), and typical AMD. One hundred and fifty-eight patients (54.7%) were ... Cited by 49 - Related articles - All 5 versions
- ►nih.gov M Miyazaki, H Nakamura, M Kubo, Y Kiyohara, … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: In 1998, a cross sectional community survey was conducted among
residents of Hisayama. A total of 596 men and 886 women living in Hisayama,
Japan, aged 50 years or older consented to participate in the study. Each ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org A Swaroop, KEH Branham, W Chen, G … - Human molecular genetics, 2007 - Oxford Univ Press Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive neurodegenerative
disease, which affects quality of life for millions of elderly individuals
worldwide. AMD is associated with a diverse spectrum of clinical ... Cited by 46 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
