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Medikal Retina Derleme Printed Date: 27.02.2017

Geographic Atrophy: Clinical Features and Diagnosis

Abstract
Age related macular degeneration is the leading cause of irreversible blindness over 65 years of age. Geographic atrophy (GA) is the advanced stage of dry form of age related macular degeneration. It is characterized by central visual loss when the fovea attacked. Detection of GA can be achieved with a number of different imaging techniques, including color fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, fundus autofluorescence, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.

Keywords: Age related macular degeneration, geographic atrophy, imaging techniques

Article available in :
Volume 1, Issue 2, 2017
Page : 124-127
Article Information
Received : 30.01.2017
Accepted : 27.02.2017
First Published (online): 27.02.2017
Printed : 1.04.2017

Corresponding Author :
Nurten ÜNLÜ : [email protected]
Citation : Ünlü N, Aydemir Aksoy G. Geografik Atrofi: Tanı ve Klinik. Güncel Retina 2017;1(2):124-127.
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