title: [Progress in the study of epidemiology and etiology of age-related macular degeneration].
abstract: Age-related macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness in elder population, and many studies have been done on its epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis. However, many issues are still open to question due to the complexity of the disease development and lack of the adequate animal model.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Provincial Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Qingdao 266071, China. yiqiangwang99@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yi-Qiang
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Guang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged