Publication details
Věkem podmíněná makulární degenerace, souborný referát
| Title in English | Age related macular degeneration, comprehensive review |
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Sborník 11. Vejdovského olomouckého vědeckého dne |
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| Field | ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology |
| Keywords | age related macular degeneration; choroidal neovascular membrane; fluorescence angiography; optical coherence tomography |
| Description | Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of severe vision loss in developed countries in the population over 65 years of age. It is estimated that about 25 million people suffer from various forms of AMD in Europe, USA and Japan. Given the global trend of an aging of population prevalence and incidence of AMD will most likely continue to grow. |