Aalto University scientists have created a laser-based treatment that uses gentle heat to stop the progression of dry macular ...

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have shown that reducing chronic inflammation can significantly protect ...

Eight hundred thirty-four of 1,149 patients included in the Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials were included in a clinical trial to determine the pharmacogenetic relationship between genotypes ...

Macular degeneration, particularly age-related macular degeneration, is a leading cause of vision loss worldwide. This condition affects the central part of the retina, known as the macula, which is ...

What is laser photocoagulation? A laser procedure that seals leaking blood vessels to slow vision loss in wet age-related ...

Scientists have developed a new eyedrop that can ferry protective compounds all the way to the retina, paving the way for a less-invasive injection-free method of managing sight-stealing diseases such ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As we age, our vision can start to change. The older we get, we can become more at risk for eye diseases, like macular degeneration. "Other than vitamins and antioxidants, we ...

Scientists have developed a revolutionary laser treatment to prevent blindness. This non-invasive therapy uses ultra-short ...

The prescription of metformin was associated neither with the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in participants without the condition nor with progression to advanced forms of the ...

A new study in The New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the PRIMA brain computer interface (BCI) retinal implant helped people with advanced age-related macular degeneration regain some ...

CLARKSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Private research nonprofit BrightFocus Foundation today announced nearly $13 million in grants to support early investigative research into Alzheimer’s disease, ...

It's an unfortunate fact of aging: Live long enough and, eventually, reading this sentence will get difficult, even impossible. Three in 10 Americans older than 80 have some form of age-related ...