Research advance on risk factors of age-related macular degeneration

Fei Wang; Xiao-Lin Hao; Zhong-Chen Zhang

doi:10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2014.11.20

Guoji Yanke Zazhi (Nov 2014)

Research advance on risk factors of age-related macular degeneration

Fei Wang,
Xiao-Lin Hao,
Zhong-Chen Zhang

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Fei Wang: Department of Ophthalmology, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing 100049, China
Xiao-Lin Hao: Department of Ophthalmology, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing 100049, China
Zhong-Chen Zhang: Department of Ophthalmology, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing 100049, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2014.11.20
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 11
pp. 1991 – 1994

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Age-related macular degeneration(AMD), the most common cause of irreversible blindness over 50 years in developed countries, is a degenerative disease occurs with age. The prevalence rate in our country is also increasing by year and the pathogenesis is still undiscovered. In this review, we focus on the associated risk factors reported in recent years, aim to further understand the pathogenesis of AMD.

Published in Guoji Yanke Zazhi

ISSN: 1672-5123 (Print)
Publisher: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Ophthalmology
Website: http://ies.ijo.cn/

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