New research highlights progress in treating age-related macular degeneration, including late‑stage drug trials, gene therapy strategies, and a wireless retinal prosthesis that restored limited ...

Dr Peter Bloomfield, director of research at the Macular Society, reflects on research developments and the meaningful ...

Dr. Miller answers the question: 'How Can Photodynamic Therapy Help AMD?' Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What is photodynamic therapy, when is it used to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) ...

You can quit smoking to lower your risk of macular degeneration. Eating a Mediterranean diet will reduce your risk of advanced AMD by 41%. You can wear sunglasses that block UV-B rays to help prevent ...

If you have dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you might develop geographic atrophy (GA). Here’s what happens and what to expect. It’s an age-related eye disease that leads to blurring in ...

If your vision is blurry or fuzzy, or if you notice that straight lines appear curved or wavy, you may have age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This eye disease is more common in older adults and ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Iconic Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks, 76, revealed she was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Macular degeneration is an eye disease, usually age ...

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