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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Cascella R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4247975 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of ophthalmology 20141112
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects approximately 8.7% of elderly people worldwide (>55 years old). AMD is characterized by a multifactorial aetiology that involves several genetic and environmental risk factors (genes, ageing, smoking, family history, dietary habits, oxidative stress, and hypertension). In particular, ageing and cigarette smoking (including oxidative compounds and reactive oxygen species) have been shown to significantl ...[more]