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About the Author Claire Goucher is a fourth-year student at SUNY College of Optometry where she will soon receive a dual degree of Doctor of Optometry and Master’s in Vision Science in May 2026. After graduation she will begin a residency program in Ocular Disease at the Providence
Acknowledgements The data and images of this case were collected by Dr. Jerome Sherman.
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Association Between ARMD and Stress Lavine et al. (2013) demonstrated that the β-adrenergic signaling pathway, which is activated during psychological stress, plays a direct role in promoting CNV. Using a mouse model of laser-induced CNV, they concluded that treatment with the beta blocker propranolol reduced CNV by 50%. Conversely, up-regulating
The Role of Genetics in Treating ARMD Upon genetic analysis it was revealed that the patient was Genotype Group 2 (GTG2), a genetic risk classification in AMD research describing individuals who carry high-risk complement factor H (CFH) but carry no high-risk alleles at the ARMS2 locus. This genetic profile is clinically
Treatment All patients with ARMD should be advised to quit smoking, wear UV protection when outdoors and adhere to healthy diet. Treatment with AREDS-2 vitamins taken twice daily should be initiated if ARMD progresses past the early stage.5 Before antiVEGF treatments were available, wet AMD was treated with thermal laser photocoagulation,
OS Conversion to Type 3 Wet ARMD
OD Conversion to Type 3 Wet ARMD
Drusen OU Prior to Conversion to Type 3 Wet ARMD
