Age-related Macular Degeneration

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Holz, Frank G. (Editor), Pauleikhoff, Daniel (Editor), Spaide, Richard F. (Editor), Bird, Alan C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Diabetes.; Geriatrics.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

Age-related macular degeneration has become the most common cause of blindness. With population ageing AMD will become an ever more prevalent cause of visual loss. Here, an expert panel of experienced clinicians and eminent basic scientists provide an authoritative review on the pathogenesis, epidem...