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. 2015 Jun 5;9:1001–1015. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S74959

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Summary of various strategies used to manage patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Notes: The active stage of the disease can be managed with improved treatment regimens along with newer modalities such as gene therapy, combination therapies, and pharmacogenomic principles. The management of the patient should also focus on the visual rehabilitation and screening of the fellow eye for changes in the stages of age-related macular degeneration.

Abbreviations: DARPins, designed ankyrin repeat proteins; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; PDT, photodynamic therapy; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.