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A degenerescĂȘncia macular relacionada com a idade Ă© considerada, atualmente, como a principal causa de perda de visĂŁo central irreversĂvel nos paĂses desenvolvidos, afetando principalmente adultos de idade avançada. Esta doença carateriza-se por uma deterioração dos fotorrecetores e epitĂ©lio pigmentado da retina com formação de depĂłsitos extracelulares anormais conhecidos como drusas, resultado de um complexo processo patogĂ©nico ainda nĂŁo completamente esclarecido. Apesar dos esforços recentes no sentido de aperfeiçoar as tĂ©cnicas terapĂȘuticas e estudar novas possibilidades de tratamento, esta continua a ser uma doença incurĂĄvel, resultando em prejuĂzos significativos para a qualidade de vida dos indivĂduos afetados.
Este trabalho tem como objetivos principais a realização de uma revisĂŁo bibliogrĂĄfica da literatura recente sobre a degenerescĂȘncia macular relacionada com a idade, assim como a apresentação e discussĂŁo de um caso clĂnico Ă luz da evidĂȘncia atual.
Para este efeito, procedeu-se Ă revisĂŁo de artigos cientĂficos pesquisados atravĂ©s da plataforma Pubmed, com data de publicação a partir de 2013, em portuguĂȘs ou inglĂȘs, com os termos âage related macular degenerationâ ou âAMDâ, assim como Ă consulta de manuais e publicaçÔes de revistas relevantes da ĂĄrea de oftalmologia. O caso apresentado foi baseado na anĂĄlise do processo clĂnico de uma paciente com degenerescĂȘncia macular relacionada com a idade.
Age-related macular degeneration is considered, nowadays, as the main cause for irreversible loss of central vision in developed countries, mainly targeting adults of advanced age. This disease is characterized by a deterioration in photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium with development of abnormal extracellular deposits known as drusen, result of a not yet fully explained pathological process. Despite recent efforts to improve therapeutic techniques and study new treatment possibilities, it remains as an incurable disease, resulting in significant impairments to the quality of life of affected individuals. This documentâs aims to review recent literature on age-related macular degeneration, as well as present and discuss a clinical case in light of current evidence. For this purpose, a review of scientific articles was carried out through the Pubmed platform, encompassing articles with date of publication after 2013, in Portuguese or English, with the terms âage-related macular degenerationâ or âAMDâ, as well as the consultation of relevant manuals and magazine publications in ophthalmology. Furthermore, the clinical case reported of age-related macular degeneration was based on the analysis of the clinical process of the patient in question.
Age-related macular degeneration is considered, nowadays, as the main cause for irreversible loss of central vision in developed countries, mainly targeting adults of advanced age. This disease is characterized by a deterioration in photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium with development of abnormal extracellular deposits known as drusen, result of a not yet fully explained pathological process. Despite recent efforts to improve therapeutic techniques and study new treatment possibilities, it remains as an incurable disease, resulting in significant impairments to the quality of life of affected individuals. This documentâs aims to review recent literature on age-related macular degeneration, as well as present and discuss a clinical case in light of current evidence. For this purpose, a review of scientific articles was carried out through the Pubmed platform, encompassing articles with date of publication after 2013, in Portuguese or English, with the terms âage-related macular degenerationâ or âAMDâ, as well as the consultation of relevant manuals and magazine publications in ophthalmology. Furthermore, the clinical case reported of age-related macular degeneration was based on the analysis of the clinical process of the patient in question.
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Cegueira DegenerescĂȘncia Macular Relacionada Com A Idade Drusas Maculopatia Retina