wet macular degeneration

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• Macular degeneration — Classification and external resources Picture of the fundus showing intermediate age related macular degeneration. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• wet age-related macular degeneration — wet macular degeneration exudative age related macular d …   Medical dictionary

• Macular degeneration — A disease that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina, impairing central vision. Macular degeneration rarely causes blindness because only the center of vision is affected. However, injury to the macula in the center …   Medical dictionary

• macular degeneration — a group of conditions affecting the macula lutea of the eye, resulting in a reduction or loss of central vision. Age related macular degeneration (AMD, ARMD) is the most common cause of blindness in the elderly. Two types are commonly recognized …   The new mediacal dictionary

• disciform macular degeneration — a severe form of the exudative or wet type of age related macular degeneration, characterized by hemorrhages between the Bruch membrane and the pigmented epithelium that produce a disclike area of sclerosis. Called also macular disciform d.,… …   Medical dictionary

• Age-related macular degeneration — A disease with it onset usually after age 60 that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina, impairing central vision. Age related macular degeneration (AME) rarely causes blindness because only the center of vision is… …   Medical dictionary

• exudative age-related macular degeneration — exudative macular degeneration a type of age related macular degeneration characterized by growth of a neovascular membrane within or close to the macula, resulting in distorted or blurred vision; vision loss from this type is usually less severe …   Medical dictionary

• wet — adj marked by the presence or abundance of fluid (as secretions or effusions) <the wet form of age related macular degeneration> …   Medical dictionary

• Degeneration, macular — A disease that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina, impairing central vision. Macular degeneration rarely causes blindness because only the center of vision is affected. However, injury to the macula in the center …   Medical dictionary

• eye disease — Introduction  any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human eye (eye, human).       This article briefly describes the more common diseases of the eye and its associated structures, the methods used in examination and diagnosis, and the… …   Universalium

• Ranibizumab — (trade name Lucentis) is a monoclonal antibody fragment derived from the same parent murine antibody as bevacizumab (Avastin). It is much smaller than the parent molecule and has been affinity matured to provide stronger binding to VEGF A. It is… …   Wikipedia