New developments in age-related macular degeneration

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 3 million people (9% of global blindness) are blinded by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD affects people over the age of 55. There are two main types of AMD, dry and wet. In dry AMD, patients slowly lose vision through progressive at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lyndon da Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2008-09-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/21/jceh_21_67_050.htm