Progress in the study of risk factors of age-related macular degeneration
10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2014.06.18
- VernacularTitle:年龄相关性黄斑变性发病危险因素研究进展
- Author:
Zhen, YANG
;
Xiao-Li, YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
age-related macular degeneration;
risk factors;
epidemiology
- From:
International Eye Science
2014;(6):1054-1057
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Age-related macular degeneration ( AMD ) is one of a leading worldwide cause of blindness. AMD is a multifactorial disease, and major risk factors include increasing age, current smoking, previous cataract surgery, environmental factors, nutritional factors, genetic markers through genetic regulate complement, lipid, angiogenesis and extracellular matrix. In addition to treatment, epidemiology, risk factors and genetics research of AMD have been significantly progressed. This article will review risk factors of AMD.
