scholarly journals Developing prognostic biomarkers in intermediate age-related macular degeneration: their clinical use in predicting progression

2017 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelica Ly ◽  
Michael Yapp ◽  
Lisa Nivison-Smith ◽  
Nagi Assaad ◽  
Michael Hennessy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Prognostic Biomarkers ◽  
Clinical Use ◽  
Age Related

scholarly journals Evaluation of a Novel Tool for Screening Inadequate Food Intake in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Tang ◽  
Paul Mitchell ◽  
Gerald Liew ◽  
George Burlutsky ◽  
Victoria Flood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Clinical Use ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Diet Assessment ◽  
Inadequate Food Intake

Diet assessment tools provide valuable nutrition information in research and clinical settings. With growing evidence supporting dietary modification to delay development and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an AMD-specific diet assessment tool could encourage eye-care practitioners to refer patients in need of further dietary behavioural support to a dietitian and/or support network. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate clinical use of a novel, short dietary questionnaire (SDQ-AMD) to screen for inadequate food intake in AMD patients by comparing it against a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Recruitment sources included Sydney-based private eye clinics and research databases (N = 155; 57% female; 78 ± 8 years). Scoring criteria based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines and dietary recommendations for AMD in literature were developed and applied to dietary data from the FFQ and SDQ-AMD. Bland–Altman plot of difference suggests agreement between the FFQ and SDQ-AMD as most mean difference scores were within the 95% CI (6.91, −9.94), and no significant bias between the scores as the mean score increased ((regression equation: y = 0.11x − 2.60) (95% CI: −0.058, 0.275, p-value = 0.20)). Scores were also significantly correlated (0.57, p ≤ 0.0001). The SDQ-AMD shows potential as a diet screening tool for clinical use, however, additional studies are warranted to validate the SDQ-AMD.

Age related macular degeneration (ARMD) – pathophysiological and clinical features and therapeutic concepts

2001 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Körner-Stiefbold
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Altersbedingte Makuladegeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Genetische Faktoren ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Therapeutic Concepts

Die altersbedingte Makuladegeneration (AMD) ist eine der häufigsten Ursachen für einen irreversiblen Visusverlust bei Patienten über 65 Jahre. Nahezu 30% der über 75-Jährigen sind von einer AMD betroffen. Trotz neuer Erkenntnisse in der Grundlagenforschung ist die Ätiologie, zu der auch genetische Faktoren gehören, noch nicht völlig geklärt. Aus diesem Grund sind die Behandlungsmöglichkeiten zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt noch limitiert, so dass man lediglich von Therapieansätzen sprechen kann. Die derzeit zur Verfügung stehenden Möglichkeiten wie medikamentöse, chirurgische und laser- und strahlentherapeutische Maßnahmen werden beschrieben.

Nutrition in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Survey

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekah Stevens ◽  
Richard Cooke ◽  
Hannah Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related
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