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Reading with AMD

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Reading is a crucial function, which is relevant for everyday life.The loss of reading ability in AMD means a serious reduction of quality of life.

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  1. Low Vision Clinic and Research Laboratory, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    S. Trauzettel-Klosinski

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  1. Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Ernst-Abbe-Str. 2, Bonn, 53127, Germany

    Frank G. Holz

  2. Zentrum für Refraktive Chirurgie, Hohenzollern-Klinik, Hohenzollernring 57, Münster, 48145, Germany

    Daniel Pauleikhoff

  3. Consultants of New York, Vitreous, Retina & Macula, Park Avenue 460, New York, 10022, New York, USA

    Richard F. Spaide

  4. , Deptartment of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, United Kingdom

    Alan C. Bird

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Trauzettel-Klosinski, S. (2013). Reading with AMD. In: Holz, F., Pauleikhoff, D., Spaide, R., Bird, A. (eds) Age-related Macular Degeneration. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22107-1_19

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