Age-Related Macular Degeneration Etiology, Diagnosis and Management - A Glance at the Future
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible central vision loss in developed countries.There have been rapid developments of therapies that today can halt or even reverse aspects of vision loss resulting from AMD among those most severely affected, and there is promis...
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