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Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Prevalence, Risk Factors & Clinical Management
Melanie Carter (Ed.)
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Description for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Prevalence, Risk Factors & Clinical Management
Hardback. Editor(s): Carter, Melanie. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBPM; MQR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in individuals older than 65 years of age. The authors of this book discuss the role of genetics, sunlight, diet, cardiovascular factors, smoking and alcohol as possible risk factors for AMD. Furthermore, the dry form is more common and accounts for about 85-90% of AMD patients in the USA, while Japanese AMD patients predominantely progress to wet-form or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). The function of a serine protein gene, HTRA1, in wet-form AMD patients is explored in detail. Conversely, the final chapter evaluates the therapeutic effects of high omega-3 fatty ... Read more
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in individuals older than 65 years of age. The authors of this book discuss the role of genetics, sunlight, diet, cardiovascular factors, smoking and alcohol as possible risk factors for AMD. Furthermore, the dry form is more common and accounts for about 85-90% of AMD patients in the USA, while Japanese AMD patients predominantely progress to wet-form or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). The function of a serine protein gene, HTRA1, in wet-form AMD patients is explored in detail. Conversely, the final chapter evaluates the therapeutic effects of high omega-3 fatty ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
87
Condition
New
Number of Pages
87
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781634833295
SKU
V9781634833295
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