Treatment Approaches for Dry AMD

Z Yehoshua; P. J Rosenfeld

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-22107-1_17

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Treatment Approaches for Dry AMD

Z Yehoshua and P. J Rosenfeld

Age-related Macular Degeneration, pp.263-274

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

2012-04-20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22107-1_17

Abstract

Glatiramer Acetate

Geographic Atrophy

Complement Inhibition

Fluocinolone Acetonide

Choroidal Blood Flow

The overall goal of treating dry AMD is to target the underlying cause of the disease and prevent, or at least slow, the loss of vision, which requires the preservation of the choroid, RPE, and photoreceptors.

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Title: Treatment Approaches for Dry AMD
Creators: Z Yehoshua - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
P. J Rosenfeld - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
Publication Details: Age-related Macular Degeneration, pp.263-274
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Berlin, Heidelberg
Academic Unit: Miller School of Medicine; UMMG Department of Ophthalmology
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991031598129202976