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Macular degeneration

Known as: Degeneracion macular, Degenerescence maculaire, Macula degeneratie 
Loss of vision in the central portion of the retina (macula), secondary to retinal degeneration.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

Abnormal degenerationRetinal DegenerationRetinal Diseases
Abnormality of the maculaBothnia Retinal DystrophyCEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS, NEURONAL, 1Eye

Narrower (9)

Age related macular degenerationCystoid macular degenerationEpiretinal MembraneExudative senile macular degeneration

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Disruption of ceruloplasmin and hephaestin in mice causes retinal iron overload and retinal degeneration with features of age-related macular degeneration.
Mechanisms of brain and retinal iron homeostasis have become subjects of increased interest after the discovery of elevated iron… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Maculas affected by age-related macular degeneration contain increased chelatable iron in the retinal pigment epithelium and Bruch's membrane.
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether iron is involved in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Verteporfin therapy of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration: two-year results of a randomized clinical trial including lesions with occult with no classic…
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Polarized vascular endothelial growth factor secretion by human retinal pigment epithelium and localization of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors on the inner choriocapillaris. Evidence for…
Review
1999
Review
1999
Natural History of Macular Subretinal Hemorrhage in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Purpose: To define the natural course of extensive submacular hemorrhage in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Patients and… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Macular rotation with and without counter-rotation of the globe in patients with age-related macular degeneration
Abstract · Background: Macular rotation to treat exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) involves translocation of the… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Basic fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor are present in epiretinal and choroidal neovascular membranes.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Evolution of soft drusen in age-related macular degeneration
The pathways by which soft drusen are formed are illustrated by representative clinical and clinicopathological cases. One type… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Subfoveal neovascular lesions in age-related macular degeneration. Guidelines for evaluation and treatment in the macular photocoagulation study. Macular Photocoagulation Study Group.
The Macular Photocoagulation Study (MPS) guidelines for interpreting angiograms of eyes with subfoveal choroidal… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The macular pigment. I. Absorbance spectra, localization, and discrimination from other yellow pigments in primate retinas.
The nonbleaching yellow pigments of the primate fovea were studied by microspectrophotometry (MSP). Retinas fixed with… 
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