Open AccessCholesterol homeostasis, macrophage malfunction and age-related macular degeneration
Author(s) -
Mei Chen,
ChiChao Chan,
Heping Xu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-5847
pISSN - 2305-5839
DOI - 10.21037/atm.2018.10.31
Subject(s) - macular degeneration , life expectancy , medicine , blindness , population ageing , degeneration (medical) , homeostasis , population , gerontology , ophthalmology , optometry , environmental health
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly in developed countries (1,2). Due to the growing aging population and increased life expectancy, the number of AMD cases is expected to be doubled by 2020 (3).
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