title: Current trends in age-related macular degeneration.
abstract: Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in older persons of the developed world. Addressing treatable risk factors reduces the incidence and progression of this condition. Recent advances in understanding and treating macular degeneration have dramatically improved the visual prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kravitz
authors.forename: Ray F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Gariano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D019049:Developed Countries; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors