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Understanding AMD from lab and clinical studies
Author(s) -
Lotery Andrew
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2019.1001
Subject(s) - macular degeneration , etiology , medicine , disease , intensive care medicine , pathology , ophthalmology
Tremendous progress has been made in understanding the aetiology and the development of treatments for age related macular degeneration over the last twenty years. This lecture will review this progress and discuss the current unmet needs in terms of understanding aetiology and developing better therapies. It will highlight the importance and synergy of clinical and laboratory studies and what the next steps might be in understanding and treating this devastating disease.