Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Potential Role for Proteoglycans

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a retinal disease evident after the age of 50 that damages the macula in the centre of retina. It leads to a loss of central vision with retained peripheral vision but eventual blindness occurs in many cases. The initiation site of AMD development is Bruch’s...

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Main Authors: Othman Al Gwairi, Lyna Thach, Wenhua Zheng, Narin Osman, Peter J. Little
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2913612