Glossary and Index 149
Genentech: The biotech company that manufactures Avastin® and Lucentis®.
Glaucoma: An eye disease that causes progressive damage to the optic nerve, usually from elevated intraocular pressure. Corticosteroids used as an adjunct treatment in AMD can cause elevations of the intraocular pressure and glaucoma; 68.
H-factor, Factor H: A protein involved in the regulation of inflammation in the body. Abnormalities in this protein have been associated with AMD implying that inflammation is associated with the disease; 20.
Hypertension: High blood pressure; 29, 32.
Internet: How to use wisely; 134.
Kenalog®: The brand name for the corticosteroid, triamcinolone acetonide. The drug can be injected around or into the eye and has been used along with Visudyne® for the treatment of wet AMD; 67.
Laser: An acronym that stands for Light Amplification through Stimulated Emitted Radiation or, in practical terms, a strong beam of light of the same color. The light does not diverge (spread apart) so it can be used for aiming devices or burning tissue; 63, 74, 79, 82.
Legal blindness: A definition developed by the Social Security Administration to determine eligibility for benefits or services in the United States. It is defined as best corrected visual acuity, with contact lenses or spectacles, in the better seeing eye, of 20/200 or less or a visual field restriction of 20 degrees or less, at its widest extent, in the better eye; 118.
Linolenic acid: Actually alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). ALA is found in nuts and some oils and converted to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) which are essential fatty acids that reduce inflammation and the risk of heart disease and AMD; 47.
Glaucoma: An eye disease that causes progressive damage to the optic nerve, usually from elevated intraocular pressure. Corticosteroids used as an adjunct treatment in AMD can cause elevations of the intraocular pressure and glaucoma; 68.
H-factor, Factor H: A protein involved in the regulation of inflammation in the body. Abnormalities in this protein have been associated with AMD implying that inflammation is associated with the disease; 20.
Hypertension: High blood pressure; 29, 32.
Internet: How to use wisely; 134.
Kenalog®: The brand name for the corticosteroid, triamcinolone acetonide. The drug can be injected around or into the eye and has been used along with Visudyne® for the treatment of wet AMD; 67.
Laser: An acronym that stands for Light Amplification through Stimulated Emitted Radiation or, in practical terms, a strong beam of light of the same color. The light does not diverge (spread apart) so it can be used for aiming devices or burning tissue; 63, 74, 79, 82.
Legal blindness: A definition developed by the Social Security Administration to determine eligibility for benefits or services in the United States. It is defined as best corrected visual acuity, with contact lenses or spectacles, in the better seeing eye, of 20/200 or less or a visual field restriction of 20 degrees or less, at its widest extent, in the better eye; 118.
Linolenic acid: Actually alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). ALA is found in nuts and some oils and converted to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) which are essential fatty acids that reduce inflammation and the risk of heart disease and AMD; 47.
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