"Macular Degeneration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Degenerative changes in the RETINA usually of older adults which results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the MACULA LUTEA) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in dry and wet forms.
| Descriptor ID |
D008268
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.768.585.439
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| Concept/Terms |
Macular Degeneration- Macular Degeneration
- Degeneration, Macular
- Degenerations, Macular
- Macular Degenerations
- Age-Related Maculopathies
- Age Related Maculopathies
- Macular Degeneration, Age-Related
- Macular Dystrophy
- Dystrophies, Macular
- Dystrophy, Macular
- Macular Dystrophies
- Maculopathies, Age-Related
- Maculopathies, Age Related
- Maculopathy, Age-Related
- Maculopathy, Age Related
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Age Related Macular Degeneration
- Age-Related Macular Degenerations
- Degeneration, Age-Related Macular
- Degenerations, Age-Related Macular
- Macular Degenerations, Age-Related
- Age-Related Maculopathy
- Age Related Maculopathy
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Macular Degeneration" by people in Profiles.
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Repurposing medications for treatment of age-related macular degeneration: Insights from novel approaches to data mining. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2023 05; 248(9):798-810.
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Levodopa Is Associated with Reduced Development of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Sep; 7(9):745-752.
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Complement Inhibitors for the Treatment of Geographic Atrophy. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2023 02; 54(2):66-70.
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Absence of Gut Microbiota Is Associated with RPE/Choroid Transcriptomic Changes Related to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Pathobiology and Decreased Choroidal Neovascularization. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Aug 26; 23(17).
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A Randomized, Double-Masked, Multicenter Trial of Topical Acrizanib (LHA510), a Tyrosine Kinase VEGF-Receptor Inhibitor, in Treatment-Experienced Subjects With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 07; 239:180-189.
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Metformin and retinal diseases in preclinical and clinical studies: Insights and review of literature. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2022 02; 247(4):317-329.
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High-Fat Diet Alters the Retinal Transcriptome in the Absence of Gut Microbiota. Cells. 2021 08 18; 10(8).
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Methodological Considerations for the Case-Control Study of Metformin and Age-Related Macular Degeneration-Reply. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2021 08 01; 139(8):919-920.
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Association of Metformin Use With Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Case-Control Study. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2021 03 01; 139(3):302-309.
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Reply. Ophthalmol Retina. 2021 01; 5(1):e1-e2.