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[Are There Different Phenotypes in Geographic Atrophy of AMD? - Pilot Study on Differentiation Using Multimodal Imaging].
Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - 1 Feb 2021
Papapostolou Ioannis, Lommatzsch Albrecht Peter, Farecki Marie-Louise, Ziegler Martin, Gutfleisch Matthias, Pauleikhoff Daniel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Geographic atrophy (GA) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) involves a loss of photoreceptors (PR), retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choriocapillaris (CC). For treatment decisions, it is crucial to discern which of these layers the damage originates, subsequently spreading to the others. It has long been thought that the RPE, with its accumulation of lipofuscin, is the site of...
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