title: [Age-related macular degeneration--contemporary possibilities of treatment].
abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex multifactorial disease, that affects the central region of the retina. AMD is a leading cause of blindness among people over 50 years of age in the industrialized world. Two types of macular degeneration exist, the "dry" form and the "wet-neovascular" form. Neovascular AMD is responsible for 80-90% of cases of severe, irreversible central vision loss in patients over 65 years of age with AMD. The authors present contemporary possibilities of treatment of the patients with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Lékarská fakulta v Hradci Králové: Ocní klinika. jan.studnicka@email.cz
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Studnicka
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rencová
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hejcmanová
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Korda
authors.forename: Jaroslava
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dusová
mesh_terms: D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*