Fundus autofluorescence and RPE lipofuscin in age-related macular degeneration

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1302-1321

  Sparrow, Janet R ^a   Duncker, Tobias ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisretinoid; Fundus autofluorescence; Lipofuscin; Melanin; Near infrared fluorescence; Retinal pigment epithelium; Short wavelength fluorescence imaging

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; BISRETINOID; GLYCEROPHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; RETINOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; BLEACHING; CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FUNDUS AUTOFLUORESCENCE; FUNDUS CAMERA; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW;

EID: 84941773287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jcm3041302     Document Type: Review

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