TY  - JOUR
T1  - AGe-related macular degeneration
AU  - Parmet S, Lynm C, Glass RM
Y1  - 2006/05/24
N1  - 10.1001/jama.295.20.2438
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2438
EP  - 2438
VL  - 295
IS  - 20
N2  - 
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease of the eye that is the leading cause of blindness for people aged 65 years and older and affects more than 10 million Americans. AMD is caused by a deterioration of the retina—the layer of the eye that contains cells that relay images through the optic nerve to the brain. The center of the retina is called the macula and is responsible for the detailed central vision that allows people to read, drive, and recognize faces. If the macula starts to break down, areas in the center of the visual field start to look blurred.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.295.20.2438
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.295.20.2438
ER  -