Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
| Autor: | W. Chris Sheils, S. Young Lee, Dennis M. Marcus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures Blindness business.industry Public health medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Longevity Macular degeneration medicine.disease eye diseases Radiation therapy Choroidal neovascularization Ophthalmology Age related Medicine sense organs medicine.symptom business Choroidal hemangioma media_common |
| Zdroj: | Age-Related Macular Degeneration ISBN: 9783642630712 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-642-56439-0_24 |
| Popis: | Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in people over the age of 65 in the United States (Klein et al. 1992a, Klein et al. 1997; National Advisory Eye Council 1998; Tielsch 1995; Vingerling et al. 1995). It has been estimated that nearly 6.3 million Americans will be diagnosed with AMD by the year 2030. With increased longevity, AMD will continue to represent a growing public health problem affecting the lives of millions. |
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