Advances in imaging research of age-related macular degeneration

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration(AMD)is the main cause of blindness in the people older than 50 years old. In recent years, following the improvement of imaging techniques in ophthalmology, the pathogenesis of the disease, the level of diagnosis and efficacy evaluation ability greatly improved. In this paper, we reviewed and discussed the recent advancement on imaging research of age-relate d macular degeneration.

Keywords

• age-related macular degeneration
• imaging examination
• diagnosis
• diagnosis