The clinical analysis of age-related macular degeneration in high altitude
Introduction Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of irreversible vision loss inthe elder population of European and American countries.Clinically, AMD has two types : dry AMD (atrophic) and wet AMD (neovascular or exudative).80-90％ of individuals with AMD are dry AMD.It is characterized by drusen formation on the retina and geographic atrophy in local retinal pigment epithelium (RPE).Although wet AMD affects approximately 10-15％ of individuals with AMD, it is the direct and major cause of severe vision loss from the disease due to retinal choroid neovascularization (CNV), macular hemorrhage or leakage of fluid into the RPE and subretinal spaces.AMD is a highly complex and multifactorial disease with demographic, environmental, and genetic risk factors including aging, smoking, diet and race ”1”.
Aiqin Zhu Ling Li Xin Zhong Guofeng Li Yinlan Li Xiangxi Guo Junming Lou Zhenghong Qing Shengzheng Wu Jun Zhang
Institute of Geriatric, Qinghai Provincial Hospital, Xining 810007, China Department of Ophthalmology, Qinghai Provincial Hospital, Xining 810007,China Synaptic Physiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Insti
国内会议
山东泰安
英文
293-300
2016-09-23（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）