"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008268
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.768.585.439
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| Concept/Terms |
Macular Degeneration- Macular Degeneration
- Degeneration, Macular
- Degenerations, Macular
- Macular Degenerations
- Age-Related Maculopathies
- Age Related Maculopathies
- Macular Degeneration, Age-Related
- Macular Dystrophy
- Dystrophies, Macular
- Dystrophy, Macular
- Macular Dystrophies
- Maculopathies, Age-Related
- Maculopathies, Age Related
- Maculopathy, Age-Related
- Maculopathy, Age Related
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Age Related Macular Degeneration
- Age-Related Macular Degenerations
- Degeneration, Age-Related Macular
- Degenerations, Age-Related Macular
- Macular Degenerations, Age-Related
- Age-Related Maculopathy
- Age Related Maculopathy
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Macular Degeneration" by people in this website by year, and whether "Macular Degeneration" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Macular Degeneration" by people in Profiles.
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Lonfat N, Moreno-Leon L, Punzo C, Khanna H. Update on Gene Therapy Clinical Trials for Eye Diseases. Hum Gene Ther. 2025 Oct; 36(19-20):1287-1300.
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Park J, Han K, Kim B, Lee K, Jang HR, Yoon JM, Lim DH, Shin DW. Risk of age-related macular degeneration according to the chronic kidney disease and proteinuria in Korea: a 10-year nationwide cohort study. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 22; 15(1):26595.
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Swan J, Toomey CB, Bergstrand M, Cuello HA, Robie J, Yu H, Yuan Y, Kooner AS, Chen X, Shaughnessy J, Ram S, Varki A, Gagneux P. The Sialome of the Retina, Alteration in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Pathology, and Potential Impacts on Complement Factor H. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2025 Jun 02; 66(6):81.
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Cheng SY, Giguere D, Silverstein I, Conza A, Seddon JM, Kim S, Iwata T, Mueller C, Punzo C. Role of alpha-1 antitrypsin in Bruch's membrane integrity. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 10; 15(1):12223.
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Son KY, Choi YJ, Kim B, Han K, Hwang S, Jung W, Shin DW, Lim DH. Association between Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Visual Disability and Risk of Dementia: A Nationwide Cohort Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 Feb; 26(2):105392.
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Seddon JM, De D, Rosner B. The role of nutritional factors in transitioning between early, mid, and late stages of age-related macular degeneration: prospective longitudinal analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Dec; 120(6):1387-1398.
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Park J, Jung W, Han K, Kim B, Lee SY, Yoon JM, Lim DH, Shin DW. Association between age-related macular degeneration and risk of incident cancer. Br J Ophthalmol. 2024 Aug 22; 108(9):1249-1256.
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Brown EE, Guy AA, Holroyd NA, Sweeney PW, Gourmet L, Coleman H, Walsh C, Markaki AE, Shipley R, Rajendram R, Walker-Samuel S. Physics-informed deep generative learning for quantitative assessment of the retina. Nat Commun. 2024 Aug 10; 15(1):6859.
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Munzar R, Roh S, Ramsey DJ. Factors associated with loss to follow-up in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration: A telehealth recall initiative. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2024 May; 44(3):626-633.
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Archambault SD, Nichols MM, McCullum JC, Zhang Y, Steinberger EE, Ramsey DJ. Patient adherence to therapy after switch to aflibercept from bevacizumab or ranibizumab for treatment-refractory neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jan 01; 72(Suppl 1):S101-S105.