Macular degeneration is a loss of central vision due to damage to part of the retina. Macular degeneration is not always hereditary, but a family history of the condition is a risk factor. People may ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Is macular degeneration hereditary? My mother lost much of her vision from it before she died, and now at age 65, I’m concerned I may get it. What can you tell me? — Brown Eyed ...

People with a condition called wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) often receive eye injections. These eye injections can help to improve vision and also stop the damage that causes vision to ...

Patients with a family history of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of permanent vision loss in those older than 60, should visit an ophthalmologist by age 55 to be screened ...

An implant has improved the vision of dozens of people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the commonest form of incurable blindness in older people. The device is inserted just under the ...

For the past several years, the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center have been lousy with AR/VR/XR smart glasses. While some of the biggest names in tech, like Apple and Google, have struggled to ...

Scientists have used an eye implant to improve the vision of dozens of people left functionally blind by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The implant, which measures 2 millimetres by 2 ...

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 ...