摘要
通过对老年黄斑变性(AMD)的流行病学、发病因素和视功能等综合研究显示此病已成为对老年人值得注意的致盲眼病。虽然多数患者为 AMD 干性和尚有较好视力,但各种视功能测定显示可有不同程度损害,控制光损害和改善微量元素代谢有助于 AMD 的早期预防和治疗。这也成为亚洲国家防盲的一项重要任务。
Aging macular degeneration(AMD) is an important ocular disease causing blind.The study of epidemiology,pathogenetic factors and vi-sual function of AMD show that it has become a di-sease worth noticing in aged.Ahhought most AMD cases were of the dry type and the patients had rat-her good visual acuity,various determination of vi-sual function showed different degrees of impair-ment.Controlling light exposure and improving tra-
ce element metabolism may be helpful for early pre-vention and treatment of AMD.It will also be an important factor in the prevention of blindness in Asian nations.
出处
《眼科学报》
1989年第3期67-74,共8页
Eye Science
基金
国家自然科学基金
国家教委
卫生部科学基金
