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Challenges in the Development of Therapy for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2016
Wei Cynthia X, Sun Aixu, Yu Ying, Liu Qianyong, Tan Yue-Qing, Tachibana Isamu, Zeng Hong, Wei Ji-Ye
Abstract excerpt
Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a multifactorial progressive degenerative disease of the retinal photoreceptors, pigmented epithelium and Bruch's membrane/choroid in central retina, causes visual impairment in millions of elderly people worldwide. The only available therapy for this disease is the over-the-counter (OTC) multi-vitamins plus macular xanthophyll (lutein/zeaxanthin) which attempts to...
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