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Links to information about macular degeneration.
Reviewed May 2008
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Age-related macular degeneration fact sheet
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Vision Australia
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision impairment in older Australians. AMD occurs when central vision deteriorates, making reading, close work and recognising faces more difficult.
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Aug 2008
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Macular translocation for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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It is unclear if macular translocation can improve vision in patients with wet AMD, the form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) caused by the abnormal growth of new blood vessels in the region of the central retina called macula.Age-related macu...
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Jul 2008
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Macular degeneration tool: Amsler grid
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myDr
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Use this simple eye test to see if you have symptoms of macular degeneration - a leading cause of blindness. Macular degeneration causes progressive and painless loss of central vision, affecting a person's ability to read, recognise faces and drive.
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Sep 2007
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Macular degeneration
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
Macular degeneration is a disease in which degenerative processes take place in the most sensitive part of the retina.
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Jun 2007
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New listings for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
LUCENTIS? (ranibizumab) is a new drug that will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1 August 2007 for the treatment of wet age related macular degeneration.
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Jun 2007
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Stargardt's
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| Publisher: |
Vision Australia
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| Description: |
Stargardt's disease is a type of macular degeneration that typically surfaces before the age of 20.
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| Date: |
Jun 2007
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Photodynamic therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the macula, the centre of the retina (the light-sensitive area inside the eye). One type is called 'wet' or neovascular AMD, as new blood vessels develop in the macula. These can leak and scar the eye caus...
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May 2007
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Smoking and eye disease
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Smoking is a major factor contributing to the early development of age-related macular degeneration. Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in the Western world.
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Feb 2007
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Laser photocoagulation for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Laser photocoagulation was the first treatment introduced to try to halt the progression of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in which newly formed vessels or choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) grow under the macula leading to the occu...
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Feb 2007
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Reading aids for adults with low vision
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
The number of people with low vision is increasing with aging of the population. Magnifying optical and electronic aids are commonly prescribed to help people maintain the ability to read when they develop visual loss but still have some residual vision...
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Jul 2006
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Can your diet contribute to blindness or macular degeneration (MD)?
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| Publisher: |
Healthy Eating Club
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| Description: |
More studies are needed to shed more light on this interesting link between diet and MD. In theory, vegetable fat without trans fats, should be beneficial whereas vegetable fat which contains trans fats is not going to be good for your heart and probably your eyes.
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| Date: |
Dec 2004
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Radiotherapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
The macula is the central area of the retina used for detailed vision. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world, particularly in the elderly, and can be associated with new blood vessel growth under...
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May 2004
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Drug treatment of macular degeneration
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| Publisher: |
Australian Prescriber
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| Description: |
Many new therapies for age-related macular degeneration are under investigation as current treatment options are very limited.
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| Date: |
Oct 2002
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Smoking causes blindness too
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
Research has found that smokers are at an increased risk of a condition known as age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness.
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| Date: |
Feb 2002
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Ginkgo biloba extract for age-related macular degeneration
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Gingko Biloba, an extract from the leaves of the maidenhair tree, for slowing the progression of age-related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a condition affecting the central area of the retina (back of the eye). The retin...
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May 1999
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