Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Lowa, 52242, Lowa City, IA, USA,
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2014;801:283-9. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3209-8_36.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common, degenerative disease of the central retina affecting millions of elderly in the USA alone and many more worldwide. A better understanding of the pathophysiology of AMD will be essential for developing new treatments. In this review, we discuss the potential impact of complement complex deposition at the choriocapillaris of aging eyes and the relationship between choriocapillaris loss and drusen formation. We further propose a model that integrates genetic and anatomical findings in AMD and suggest the implications of these findings for future therapies.
年龄相关性黄斑变性(AMD)是一种常见的、退行性的中心视网膜疾病,仅在美国就有数百万老年人受到影响,全球范围内的患者更是不计其数。更好地了解 AMD 的病理生理学对于开发新的治疗方法至关重要。在这篇综述中,我们讨论了补体复合物在衰老眼中脉络膜毛细血管沉积的潜在影响,以及脉络膜毛细血管丧失与玻璃膜疣形成之间的关系。我们进一步提出了一个整合 AMD 遗传和解剖学发现的模型,并提出了这些发现对未来治疗的意义。