| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4033424 | Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Various factors are thought to cause the development and progression of disease in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinitis pigmentosa. Some of the deleterious processes include oxidative stress, hypoxia, metabolic derangement, genetics, and vasculopathy. In this review, we present a unified theory for the pathophysiology of several retinopathies based on the unique and intense metabolism of rod photoreceptors.
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Authors
Michael K. Lin, Soo Hyun Kim, Lijuan Zhang, Yi-Ting Tsai, Stephen H. Tsang,