New treatments for dry macular degeneration are helping slow vision loss, and researchers are testing therapies that may restore sight. Here’s what to know. Dry age-related macular degeneration is the ...

A laser treatment for this common eye disease will start clinical trials in Finland next spring ––researchers hope it could be available to sufferers in as little as three years Around a third of ...

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– In AVONELLE-X, the largest long-term extension trial in wet AMD, disease control and durability were maintained over 4 years, with nearly 80% of patients on extended dosing by study end – – Over 60% ...

Several new studies have identified previously unknown mechanisms by which oxidative stress contributes to diseases ranging from age-related vision loss to anemia and cancer. Findings include ...

In Editorial, The New England Journal of Medicine Calls Science Corporation's PRIMA Implant "The First Treatment to Restore Vision" In Patients Suffering From Advanced Geographic Atrophy Due to ...

A new eyedrop has shown early success in delivering protective compounds to where they're needed most in the eye, raising hopes for less invasive treatment of serious vision conditions. The research ...

Australian researchers have for the first time pinpointed specific genetic changes that increase the risk of severe, sight-threatening forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). A new study, ...

At least 20 million Americans ages 40 and older have age-related macular degeneration, and the threat posed by the vision-robbing condition will only grow larger as the population ages. Despite the ...

If your vision is blurry or fuzzy, or if you notice that straight lines appear curved or wavy, they could be symptoms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This eye condition is more common in ...