Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2004
Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex multifactorial disease, that affects the central region of the retina. AMD is a leading cause of blindness among people over 50 years of age in the industrialized world.
Two types of macular degeneration exist, the ?dry? form and the ?wet ? neovascular? form. Neovascular AMD is responsible for 80?90 % of cases of severe, irreversible central vision loss in patients over 65 years of age with AMD.
The authors present contemporary possibilities of treatment of the patients with this disease.