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Age-related macular degeneration: armed against ARMD.

Erica Weir

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Background and epidemiology: Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a leading cause of legal blindness (best vision below 20/200) among older people in North America. A degenerative disorder of the retinal pigment epithelium and neurosensory retina, ARMD is characterized by slow, insidious

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Background and epidemiology: Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a leading cause of legal blindness (best vision below 20/200) among older people in North America. A degenerative disorder of the retinal pigment epithelium and neurosensory retina, ARMD is characterized by slow, insidious

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Background and epidemiology: Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a leading cause of legal blindness (best vision below 20/200) among older people in North America. A degenerative disorder of the retinal pigment epithelium and neurosensory retina, ARMD is characterized by slow, insidious

Key concepts: Macular degeneration, Retinal pigment epithelium, Degeneration (medical), Retina, Blindness, Ophthalmology, Medicine, Macula Lutea

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