Effect of Ranibizumab Treatment in Cases of Choroidal Neovascular Membranes Secondary to Pathological Myopia versus Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Abstract

ge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a medical condition that affects the elderly people, and leads to loss of central vision due to damage to the macula. It’s the main cause of vision loss in people aged more than 50 years in developed countries. Worldwide about 30 million people in the year 2010 were affected by the disease. AMD occurs in 2 forms, wet (neovascular) and dry. Whilst both can lead to vision loss, the wet form is often the more deleterious of the two and is responsible for nearly 90% of severe vision loss among elderly people in the developed world.