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Senile Macular Degeneration

Senile Macular Degeneration PAUL HENKIND, M.D., PH.D. Department of Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Mcdicine­ Montefiorc Hospital and Medical Center, Bron.v, New York Macular deg eneration is a non sp c ci fi c term encomp assing diverse disor­ ders . Most common is senile macular degeneration (SMD), a major cause of visual i mp a irment in the elderly. In addition, there are several hereclo­ macular degenerations which affect indiv iduals in the first few decades of lif e (1), as well as cerebro-macular degenerations which rarely are limited to the macular region (2). Some of the latter may be due to "slow" virus infections, the best documented example being subacute sclerosing panence­ phalitis, which is caused by the measles virus (3). Maculopathies, both re­ versible and irreversible, secondary to medications such as the synthetic an­ timalarials (4, 5), topical e pineph r i n e (6), and allopurinol (7) have re­ cently beeIl recorded. Degelleration of the macula may also occur in con­ j unction with other ocular disease. Wise & \1\7ang v i va t (8) ha ve noted an exaggerated macular rcsponse in a number of retinal disorders. The most common feature of all forms of macular http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Medicine Annual Reviews

Senile Macular Degeneration

Henkind, P
Annual Review of Medicine , Volume 22 (1) – Feb 1, 1971
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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1971 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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0066-4219
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1545-326X
DOI
10.1146/annurev.me.22.020171.000523
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4944429
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PAUL HENKIND, M.D., PH.D. Department of Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Mcdicine­ Montefiorc Hospital and Medical Center, Bron.v, New York Macular deg eneration is a non sp c ci fi c term encomp assing diverse disor­ ders . Most common is senile macular degeneration (SMD), a major cause of visual i mp a irment in the elderly. In addition, there are several hereclo­ macular degenerations which affect indiv iduals in the first few decades of lif e (1), as well as cerebro-macular degenerations which rarely are limited to the macular region (2). Some of the latter may be due to "slow" virus infections, the best documented example being subacute sclerosing panence­ phalitis, which is caused by the measles virus (3). Maculopathies, both re­ versible and irreversible, secondary to medications such as the synthetic an­ timalarials (4, 5), topical e pineph r i n e (6), and allopurinol (7) have re­ cently beeIl recorded. Degelleration of the macula may also occur in con­ j unction with other ocular disease. Wise & \1\7ang v i va t (8) ha ve noted an exaggerated macular rcsponse in a number of retinal disorders. The most common feature of all forms of macular

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Annual Review of Medicine – Annual Reviews

Published: Feb 1, 1971

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