References

Acupuncture Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Androgen Anxiety Disorders Asthma Atherosclerosis Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Bacterial Vaginosis Biofeedback Bipolar Disorder Birth Control Pills Blood Donation and Transfusion Breast Augmentation and Reduction Breast Cancer Breastfeeding Breast Reconstruction Caregiving Cervical Cancer Chiropractic Chlamydia Cholesterol Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Clinical Trials Colon Cancer Contraception Depression Diabetes Dry Eye Syndrome Eating Disorders Endometriosis Epilepsy Estrogen Fibroids Fibromyalgia Fitness Flu/Colds Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Genetic Testing Genital Herpes Glaucoma Gonorrhea Health Insurance Heart Disease Hepatitis High Blood Pressure HIV/AIDS Homeopathy Human Papillomavirus Hypnosis Hysterectomy Incontinence Infertility Irritable Bowel Syndrome Legal Health Tools Liposuction Lung Cancer Lupus Macular Degeneration Medication Safety Menopause Menstrual Disorders Metabolic Syndrome Migraine Multiple Sclerosis Naturopathy Nonsurgical Aesthetic Procedures Nutrition Obesity Ocular Allergies Oral Health Osteoarthritis Osteopathic Medicine Osteoporosis Ovarian Cancer Overactive Bladder Pain Management Pelvic Organ Prolapse Pelvic Pain Peripheral Arterial Disease Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Pregnancy Premenstrual Syndrome Preparing for Surgery Progesterone Rheumatoid Arthritis Schizophrenia Scleroderma Sexual Dysfunction Sinusitis Sjogren's Syndrome Skin Cancer Skin Health Sleep Disorders Smoking Stress Stroke Substance Abuse Tai Chi Teen Health Thyroid Disorders Trichomoniasis Urinary Tract Conditions Urinary Tract Infection Uterine Cancer Varicose Veins Violence Against Women Vulvodynia Weight Management Yeast Infections Yoga

"FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for Age-Related Macular Degeneration." [press release]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 12/20/04; http://www.fda.gov.

"Statistics on Blindness and Blinding Diseases in the United States." University of Washington, Department of Ophthalmology. November 1, 2004. http://www.depts.washington.edu. Accessed June 14, 2004.

Stargardt's Gene Discovery. National Eye Institute Statement. National Eye Institute. May 1998. http://www.nei.nih.gov. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Age-Related Macular Degeneration: What You Should Know." National Eye Institute. March 2004. http://www.nei.nih.gov. Accessed: June 14, 2004.

"Macular Degeneration: FAQ." The Foundation Fighting Blindness. Copyright 2004. http://www.blindness.org. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Macular Degeneration: What's New?" American Health Assistance Foundation. Copyright 2004. http://www.ahaf.org. Accessed: June 14, 2004.

"Visudyne." CibaVision/Novartis. http://www.pharma.us.novartis.com. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Understanding Macular Degeneration: Age-Related." Macular Degeneration International. http://www.maculardegeneration.org. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS)." National Eye Institute. http://www.nei.nih.gov. October 2001. Accessed June 14, 2004.

" Macular Degeneration. The Foundation Fighting Blindness." Copyright 2004. http://www.blindness.org Accessed June 14, 2004.

Allikmet R. Singh N, Sun H, et al. "A photoreceptor cell-specific ATP-binding transporter gene (ABCR) is mutated in recessive Stargardt macular dystrophy." Nat Genet 1997 Mar; 15 (3)236-246.

"Macular Degeneration." American Academy of Ophthalmology. San Francisco: American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1997.

"FDA Puts Visudyne on Fast Track." American Academy of Ophthalmology. Copyright 1999-2004. http://www.aao.org. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Basic Anatomy of a Normal Human Eye." American Macular Degeneration Foundation. Updated November 6, 2001. http://www.macular.org. 1998-2004. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Age-Related Macular Degeneration." National Eye Institute. March 2004. http://www.nei.nih.gov. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Dry Macular Degeneration."American Macular Degeneration Foundation. Updated March 14, 2003. http://www.macular.org. 1998-2004. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Examinations." American Macular Degeneration Foundation. Updated November 6, 2001. http://www.macular.org. 1997-2000. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Macular Degeneration FAQs." The Foundation Fighting Blindness. Copyright 2004. http://www.blindness.org. Accessed June 14, 2004.

Guyer, David, MD. "New Treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration." Lighthouse International. Summer 2000. http://www.lighthouse.org. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"FDA Approves Visudyne for Treatment of `Wet' Macular Degeneration." American Macular Degeneration Foundation. http://www.macular.org. Updated November 6, 2001. Accessed June 14, 2004.

Klein R, Klein BEK, Jensen SC, Meuer SM. "The five-year incidence and progression of age-related maculopathy: The Beaver Dam study." Ophthalmology 1997; 104:7-21, Table 5.

"Stargardt's Disease." American Macular Degeneration Foundation. Updated November 6, 2001. http://www.macular.org. 1998-2004. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"National Eye Institute Statement on Study Associating Moderate Wine Consumption With Decreased Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration." National Eye Institute. http://www.nei.nih.gov. May 1998. Accessed June 14, 2004.

Varmus, Harold, MD. "Age Related Macular Degeneration: Status of Research." National Eye Institute. March 1997. http://www.nei.nih.gov. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"Wet Macular Degeneration." American Macular Degeneration Foundation. http://www.macular.org. 1998-2004. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"What Can I Do About Age-Related Macular Degeneration?" Macular Degeneration Partnership. http://www.amd.org. Accessed June 14, 2004.

"What Is Macular Degeneration?" American Macular Degeneration Foundation. Updated March 20, 2003. http://www.macular.org. Accessed June 14, 2004.