Hamoud A Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Ophthalmology, Vision Science
Department of Ophthalmology Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust UK, United Kingdom
Aseel Hamoud is currently working in Department of Ophthalmology Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust UK, United Kingdom, Aseel Hamoud research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
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Author(s): Hamoud A, Almeida G, Kurumthottical M, Goodluck A, Yang E, Pasu R, Quijano C and Younis S
Wet age-related macular degeneration wARMD is the leading cause of central visual loss in elderly patients in the developed countries. Overexpression of vascular endothelial grown factor (VEGF) is known to play a major role in the pathogenesis of choroidal neovascularization. Aflibercept is a fully human, recombinant fusion protein that inhibits VEGF. It has a higher tendency to combine with VEGF-A and it blocks other factors such as VEGF-B and placental growth.
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