Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness and affects over 196 million people worldwide. Despite its prevalence, very little is known about the causes or mechanisms of this ...

Central vision can fade slowly with age-related macular degeneration. Faces blur. Words smear on a page. A dark spot can sit ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) represents a leading cause of vision loss in the elderly, primarily due to the degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a specialised cell layer ...

Scientists at USC are launching a new trial to test a tiny stem cell implant that could restore vision in people with ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece starts a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Better treatments for an eye condition that can cause blindness are a major step closer after scientists discovered genetic clues that show who has it. Researchers in Australia have unearthed genetic ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss and legal blindness in higher-resourced countries. The progressive and degenerative disease—which causes irreversible vision ...

Pachydrusen-associated AMD may progress slower than typical AMD. Age and macular pigment changes increase the risk of complications. Current AMD risk models may not apply to eyes with pachydrusen. AMD ...

Companies across the globe are diligently working toward developing novel Dry Age Macular Degeneration treatment therapies ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from the National Eye Institute found TIMP3 variants cause atypical presentations of Sorsby fundus ...

Cumulative lifetime exposure to intermediate levels of total ultraviolet (UV) radiation, UVA, and UVB was associated with an increased risk of early age-related macular degeneration (AMD). There were ...