Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Therapeutic Strategies

Survey of Ophthalmology - Tập 48 Số 3 - Trang 257-293 - 2003
Jayakrishna Ambati1,2, Balamurali K. Ambati3,1, Sonia H. Yoo4,1, Tsontcho Ianchulev1, Anthony P. Adamis1
1Massachusetts Eye&Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
2Ocular Angiogenesis Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
3Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA USA
4Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

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