Article
[Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)].
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique - 1 Mar 2009
Michels Stephan, Kurz-Levin Malaika
Abstract excerpt
Today age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most frequent cause for legal blindness in western industrialized countries. The prevalence of this disease rises with increasing age. A multifactorial pathogenesis of AMD is postulated including genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors. The most relevant modifiable risk factor is smoking. Up to today there is no cure of this chronic disease....
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