"Macular Degeneration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
Concept/Terms
Macular Degeneration- Macular Degeneration
- Degeneration, Macular
- Degenerations, Macular
- Macular Degenerations
- Age-Related Maculopathies
- Age Related Maculopathies
- Maculopathy, Age-Related
- Maculopathy, Age Related
- Macular Dystrophy
- Dystrophies, Macular
- Dystrophy, Macular
- Macular Dystrophies
- Maculopathies, Age-Related
- Maculopathies, Age Related
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Age Related Macular Degeneration
- Age-Related Macular Degenerations
- Degeneration, Age-Related Macular
- Degenerations, Age-Related Macular
- Macular Degeneration, Age-Related
- Macular Degenerations, Age-Related
- Age-Related Maculopathy
- Age Related Maculopathy
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Macular Degeneration".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Macular Degeneration".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Macular Degeneration" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Macular Degeneration" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 1996 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2002 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2004 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2005 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2006 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2007 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| 2008 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 2009 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 2011 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 2012 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2013 | 33 | 4 | 37 |
| 2014 | 36 | 7 | 43 |
| 2015 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 2016 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2017 | 21 | 8 | 29 |
| 2018 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 2019 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 2020 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Macular Degeneration" by people in Profiles.
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Intravitreal aflibercept 8 mg in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (PULSAR): 48-week results from a randomised, double-masked, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2024 Mar 23; 403(10432):1141-1152.
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CORRELATION BETWEEN MICROPERIMETRY AND IMAGING IN EXTENSIVE MACULAR ATROPHY WITH PSEUDODRUSEN-LIKE APPEARANCE. Retina. 2024 Feb 01; 44(2):246-254.
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MULTIMODAL RETINAL IMAGING REVEALS NEW PATHOGENIC INSIGHTS IN CENTRAL AREOLAR CHOROIDAL DYSTROPHY: A CASE SERIES. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2024 Jan 01; 18(1):32-38.
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Evaluation of a mobile app for dark adaptation measurement in individuals with age-related macular degeneration. Sci Rep. 2023 12 14; 13(1):22191.
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Association of APOE Haplotypes With Common Age-Related Ocular Diseases in 412,171 Individuals. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 Nov 01; 64(14):33.
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Pegcetacoplan for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration (OAKS and DERBY): two multicentre, randomised, double-masked, sham-controlled, phase 3 trials. Lancet. 2023 10 21; 402(10411):1434-1448.
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Treatment of geographic atrophy: an update on data related to pegcetacoplan. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2024 Jan 01; 35(1):64-72.
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Extrascleral Extension of Uveal Melanoma Along Intravitreal Needle Tracts Associated With Periodic Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 08 01; 141(8):801-803.
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Unraveling the complexity of Optical Coherence Tomography image segmentation using machine and deep learning techniques: A review. Comput Med Imaging Graph. 2023 09; 108:102269.
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Family History of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Genetics Predict Progression to Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration Adjusting for Macular Status, Demographic, and Lifestyle Factors. Am J Ophthalmol. 2023 11; 255:74-86.