Macular Degeneration
- November 24, 2019
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Age-related macular degeneration is the primary cause of central vision loss and results in the center of the visual field being blurred or fully blacked out. Though treatable, some methods...
Read more- August 12, 2019
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Treatments for eye diseases are considered among the most promising for stem cells, which have been under study for more than 3 decades. While proponents say all this groundwork is...
Read more- August 9, 2019
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Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of a common eye disease - dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) - which can cause...
Read more- June 27, 2019
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A portable device attached to a smartphone can help capture precise images of the retina to diagnose eye disease. The new method by a startup company, Phelcom Technologies, is a...
Read more- May 29, 2019
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Researchers have discovered a new genetic variant responsible for blood vessel dysregulation in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Source link
Read more- January 19, 2019
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- Tags: Age-Related Macular DegenerationAgeRelatedblindnessdegenerationdevelopmentDNADNA MethylationEpigeneticsGenegenesIdentifyLinkedMacularMacular DegenerationresearchResearchers
[ad_1] Fight for Sight funded research published this week in Clinical Epigenetics, has identified new genes linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in...
Read more- November 15, 2018
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[ad_1] Calcified nodules in the retina are associated with progression to late stages of age-related macular degeneration. Source link [ad_2]
Read more- November 13, 2018
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[ad_1] The investigators discovered that calcifications in the retina -- the thin layer of tissue that lines the back of the eye -- raise the risk of advanced age-related macular...
Read more- October 19, 2018
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A new study has shown that eating vegetable nitrates, found mainly in green leafy vegetables and beetroot, could help reduce your risk of developing early-stage age-related macular degeneration. Source link
Read more- September 24, 2018
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Dr. Neil Ebenezer from the charity Fight for Sight discusses the steps you can take to protect your eyesight into old age, and why research into ophthalmic diseases is desperately...
Read more- August 29, 2018
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The European MACUSTAR consortium is conducting a multi-country clinical study on age-related macular degeneration coordinated by the University of Bonn. Source link
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