Recent advance in therapies for age -related macular degeneration
10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2014.10.19
- VernacularTitle:老年黄斑变性的治疗新进展
- Author:
Jie, ZHOU
;
Wei-Zhen, WU
;
Xiao-Lu, CAO
;
Hong-Bin, WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
age - related macular degeneration;
photodynamic therapy;
triamcinolone acetonide
- From:
International Eye Science
2014;(10):1812-1814
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Age - related macular degeneration ( AMD ) is the leading cause of irreversible visual loss in elderly people among white - dominated population. At percent, treatment for AMD includes anti - vascular endothelial growth factor antibody ( Anti- VEGF ) drug treatment, photodynamic therapy ( PDT ) , topical application of triamcinolone acetonide ( TA ) and laser therapy ( nanosecond laser) etc. Through comparative analysis of different treatment methods of AMD, we review the mechanism, clinical efficacy, adverse events and cost effectiveness to provide the basis for clinical treatment.
