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Future Therapies of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Source :
- Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 2015 (2015), Journal of Ophthalmology
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2015.
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Abstract
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly population, and the prevalence of the disease increases exponentially with every decade after the age of 50 years. While VEGF inhibitors are promising drugs for treating patients with ocular neovascularization, there are limitations to their potential for improving vision in AMD patients. Thus, future therapies are required to have the potential to improve visual outcomes. This paper will summarize the future strategies and therapeutic targets that are aimed at enhancing the efficacy and duration of effect of antiangiogenic strategies.
- Subjects :
- Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
biology
business.industry
VEGF receptors
MEDLINE
Ocular neovascularization
Review Article
Disease
Macular degeneration
medicine.disease
eye diseases
Ophthalmology
lcsh:Ophthalmology
lcsh:RE1-994
Internal medicine
Elderly population
Wet age-related macular degeneration
medicine
biology.protein
sense organs
Duration of effect
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20900058 and 2090004X
- Volume :
- 2015
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Ophthalmology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fe2adf08c747835aae189d488199fdcf
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/138070