TY - JOUR AU - Kanduri, Swathi PY - 2020 TI - Current understanding of Age-related macular degeneration JF - International Journal of Retina; Vol 3 No 2 (2020): International Journal of Retina (IJRetina) - INAVRS DO - 10.35479/ijretina.2020.vol003.iss002.112 KW - N2 - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly population 50 years of age or older in the developed countries. This review discusses the traditional clinical and histopathological presentation of AMD, epidemiology and genetics component in relation to the current understanding of the vascular nature of the disease. Therapeutic approaches to treat the disease are also included in the review. UR - https://www.ijretina.com/index.php/ijretina/article/view/112