pt. 1. Pathophysiology and epidemiology of age-related macular degeneration -- pt. 2. Clinical features of age-related macular degeneration -- pt. 3. Imaging techniques for the clinical evaluation of age-related macular degeneration -- pt. 4. Current and experimental medical treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration -- pt. 5. Current and experimental medical treatment for non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy -- pt. 6. Rehabilitation of the eye -- pt. 7. Development of research protocols in age-related macular degeneration.