Macular degeneration articles within Nature

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• News & Views | 05 October 2011

  Defence against oxidative damage

  Macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly in the developed world. Hope for prevention and treatment comes from the discovery of a protective mechanism against oxidative damage to the eye. See Letter p.76

  • Fernando Cruz-Guilloty
  •  & Victor L. Perez

• Article | 05 October 2011

  Complement factor H binds malondialdehyde epitopes and protects from oxidative stress

  • David Weismann
  • , Karsten Hartvigsen
  •  & Christoph J. Binder

• News & Views | 16 March 2011

  Dicer leaps into view

  An enzyme called Dicer is known for its central role in RNA-controlled gene silencing. Mammalian Dicer1, however, also seems to have another function: it maintains visual health by degrading toxic RNA molecules. See Article p.325

  • Gunter Meister