Minnesota medicine
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As the estimated life expectancy of the U. S. population increases, so will the incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). ⋯ During the last several years, treatment of exudative AMD with intravitreal injection of antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) has dramatically reduced the severe visual loss usually associated with this disorder. This article summarizes the clinical presentation of AMD and reviews the treatments that are currently available.
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Cataract surgery is one of the most common medical procedures among persons age 65 and older. Once an inpatient procedure, it has become a simple outpatient surgery with extremely low rates of morbidity. With the development of implantable intraocular lenses (IOLs), patients undergoing cataract surgery gained the benefit of corrected pre-existing refractive error, astigmatism, and presbyopia. This article reviews developments in cataract surgery and describes current IOL technology.