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About the Author Claire Goucher is a fourth-year student at SUNY College of Optometry where
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Acknowledgements The data and images of this case were collected by Dr. Jerome Sherman.
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Sources Hrishikesh, Vyawahare, and Shinde Pranaykumar. "Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment." Cureus 14.9 (2022).Centers for
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Association Between ARMD and Stress Lavine et al. (2013) demonstrated that the β-adrenergic signaling pathway,
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The Role of Genetics in Treating ARMD Upon genetic analysis it was revealed that the patient
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Treatment All patients with ARMD should be advised to quit smoking, wear UV protection when outdoors
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OS Conversion to Type 3 Wet ARMD
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About the Author Claire Goucher is a fourth-year student at SUNY College of Optometry where she will
Case #79: Type 3 Macular Neovascularization: a Unique Form of ARMD with a Possible Link to Stress – Page 16 of 16
About the Author Claire Goucher is a fourth-year student at SUNY
Case #79: Type 3 Macular Neovascularization: a Unique Form of ARMD with a Possible Link to Stress – Page 15 of 16
Acknowledgements The data and images of this case were collected by Dr. Jerome Sherman.
Case #79: Type 3 Macular Neovascularization: a Unique Form of ARMD with a Possible Link to Stress – Page 14 of 16
Sources Hrishikesh, Vyawahare, and Shinde Pranaykumar. "Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and
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OD Conversion to Type 3 Wet ARMD
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Drusen OU Prior to Conversion to Type 3 Wet ARMD
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Case Report A 60 year old female with a history of dry AMD OU for over a decade converted to wet
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Type 3 Wet ARMD In Type 3 Wet ARMD, neovascularization originates in the deep capillary plexus of the retina and
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Wet ARMD Subtypes Wet ARMD occurs when new blood vessels known as choroidal neovascularization (CNV) grow from the choroid, through Bruch’s