Sci Rep
A transcriptome-wide association study based on 27 tissues identifies 106 genes potentially relevant for disease pathology in age-related macular degeneration.
Strunz T, Lauwen S, Kiel C, Hollander AD, Weber BHF
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for late stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have identified 52 independent genetic variants with geno ...
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Source: PubMed
Ophthalmologe 2020 Jan 30
[Retinal laser treatment-avoiding mistakes].
Framme C, Hoerauf H, Wachtlin J, Volkmann I, Bartram M, Junker B, Feltgen N
Even in the era of intravitreal injection therapy (intravitreal operative injection of medication, IVOM) for the treatment of macular and retinal dise ...
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Source: PubMed
Eye (Lond) 2020 Jan 30
Use of biomaterials for sustained delivery of anti-VEGF to treat retinal diseases.
Seah I, Zhao X, Lin Q, Liu Z, Su SZZ, Yuen YS, Hunziker W, Lingam G, Loh XJ, Su X
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGF) have become the most common treatment modality for many retinal diseases. These include neovascul ...
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Source: PubMed
JAMA Ophthalmol 2020 Jan 30
Characteristics of Eyes With Good Visual Acuity at 5 Years After Initiation of Treatment for Age-Related Macular Degeneration but Not Receiving Treatment From Years 3 to 5: Post Hoc Analysis of the CATT Randomized Clinical Trial.
Scoles D, Ying GS, Pan W, Hua P, Grunwald JE, Daniel E, Jaffe GJ, Toth CA, Martin DF, Maguire MG
Identifying the characteristics of eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) that maintain good vision without anti-vascular endot ...
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Source: PubMed
Neural Regen Res
Beneficial effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in ocular pathologies, particularly neurodegenerative retinal diseases.
Fernández-Albarral JA, de Hoz R, Ramírez AI, López-Cuenca I, Salobrar-García E, Pinazo-Durán MD, Ramírez JM, Salazar JJ
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) has been traditionally used in food preparation and as a medicinal plant. It currently has numerous therapeutic properties ...
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