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Macular Degeneration (Age-Related Maculopathy) Summary

Description: 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.

Also Known As: Age-Related Maculopathy; Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Age-Related Maculopathies; Macular Dystrophy; Maculopathies, Age-Related Show All >>

Networked: 7077 relevant articles (504 outcomes, 1121 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Macular Degeneration

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. ranibizumab (Lucentis) : 99 outcomes 183 studies in 784 results : FDA 2
  2. bevacizumab : 79 outcomes 93 studies in 564 results : FDA 2
  3. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) : 62 outcomes 98 studies in 776 results : IBA
  4. 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazene (PDT) : 50 outcomes 62 studies in 400 results : IBA
  5. Retinaldehyde (Retinal) : 49 outcomes 127 studies in 1379 results : IBA
  6. verteporfin (Visudyne) : 30 outcomes 68 studies in 287 results : FDA 1
  7. pegaptanib : 20 outcomes 29 studies in 120 results : FDA 1
  8. aflibercept : 20 outcomes 27 studies in 135 results : IBA
  9. Lutein : 18 outcomes 28 studies in 173 results : IBA
  10. Triamcinolone Acetonide (Azmacort) : 18 outcomes 21 studies in 99 results : FDA 135 Generic
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Diseases Related to Macular Degeneration

  1. Choroidal Neovascularization
  2. Diabetic Retinopathy (Retinopathy, Diabetic)
  3. Cataract (Cataracts)
  4. Hemorrhage
  5. Neoplasms (Cancer)
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Key Therapies for Macular Degeneration

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  1. Photochemotherapy (Photodynamic Therapy) : 65 outcomes 112 studies in 572 results
  2. Lasers (Laser) : 33 outcomes 75 studies in 352 results
  3. Injections : 29 outcomes 24 studies in 194 results
  4. Intravitreal Injections : 24 outcomes 40 studies in 284 results
  5. Light Coagulation : 15 outcomes 52 studies in 217 results
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