Clinical diagnosis and treatment for age-related macular degeneration: a brief analysis of the guidelines
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1372.2018.08.002
- VernacularTitle:年龄相关性黄斑变性临床诊疗思路:浅析诊疗指南
- Author:
Jia MOU
1
;
Sirui ZHOU
;
Yilin LIU
;
Dan DENG
;
Qu LUO
;
Xiang REN
;
Ming ZHANG
Author Information
1. 四川大学华西医院眼科
- Keywords:
Macular degeneration/DI/TH;
Guideline
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2018;20(8):1123-1127,1131
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of blindness among people over 65 in developed countries.With the rapidity of population aging process,the prevalence of AMD will be further increased.The application of anti-vascular endothelial factor growth medicine in ophthalmology has made great progress in the therapeutic effect and prognosis of wet AMD.In this context,many countries and regions have successively formulated guidelines for the AMD clinical diagnosis and treatment,especially the United States,Europe and Australia.Through the analysis of AMD clinical guidelines of American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) in 2015,and by comparing it with AMD analysis and treatment guidelines of European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) in 2014,this paper provides an accurate,effective and comprehensive diagnosis strategy and lays a foundation for providing AMD patients with quality diagnosis and treatment plans.