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Researchers make a breakthrough in the quest for an AMD cure
Age-related macular degeneration , which leads to a loss of central vision, is the most frequent cause of blindness in adults 50 years of age or older, affecting an estimated...
19 days ago - News Medical
Q&A: Air pollution increases risk for AMD
Air pollution is a health hazard, and not only for the lungs. The eyes, and particularly the delicate layers of the retina, may be affected, and chronic exposure may trigger or...
23 days ago - Healio
Patient-reported outcome measures may aid retina management
Researchers in Spain identified and recommended patient-reported outcome measures for clinical use in individuals with age-related macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy...
1 month ago - Healio
VIDEO: Tyrosine kinase inhibitor implant performs well in phase 1 study for wet AMD
In this video, Andrew A. Moshfeghi, MD, MBA, discusses results from a phase 1 study of an intravitreal hydrogel axitinib implant for wet AMD he recently presented at the...
1 month ago - Healio
Study investigates effects of cataract surgery on AMD
Patients with age-related macular degeneration who are undergoing cataract surgery should be seen within 4 weeks after surgery and appropriately treated within 14 days if...
1 month ago - Healio
VIDEO: Dugel discusses study results for Zimura in geographic atrophy
In this video, Pravin U. Dugel, MD, discusses phase 3 results of the GATHER1 study of Zimura for geographic atrophy in dry AMD, presented at the virtual Angiogenesis...
1 month ago - Healio
AMD linked to higher spine, hip fracture risk in osteoporosis
Patients with osteoporosis and age-related macular degeneration had a higher risk for spine and hip fractures vs. those with osteoporosis without AMD, according to results of a...
2 monthes ago - Healio - 2 articles
Subclinical macular neovascularizations may characterize AMD progression
Researchers evaluated patterns of subclinical macular neovascularizations on OCT angiography and concluded that certain features may characterize short-term activation, in...
2 monthes ago - Healio
Metformin use may reduce risk for AMD
Metformin use may be associated with a reduced risk for developing age-related macular degeneration, according to study results published in JAMA Ophthalmology. “Metformin, the...
2 monthes ago - Healio - 2 articles
Visual, physical difficulties may increase in patients with late AMD
Adults with late age-related macular degeneration may experience greater visual and physical difficulties compared with adults without AMD, according to study results published...
2 monthes ago - Healio - 2 articles
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