Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Alzheimer's Disease in the Eye?

Article type: Review Article

Authors: Kaarniranta, Kai^{a; b; *} | Salminen, Antero^{c; d} | Haapasalo, Annakaisa^{c; d} | Soininen, Hilkka^{c; d} | Hiltunen, Mikko^{c; d}

Affiliations: [a] Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland | [b] Department of Ophthalmology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland | [c] Department of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland | [d] Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Kai Kaarniranta, Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Tel.: +358 17 172485; Fax: +358 17 172486; E-mail: kai.kaarniranta@uef.fi.

Keywords: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), aggregation, aging, Alzheimer's disease, autophagy, lysosome, oxidative stress, proteasome

DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-101908

Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 615-631, 2011