A first-of-its-kind trial is testing adult stem cell transplants for advanced dry macular degeneration. Early results show ...

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have shown that reducing chronic inflammation can significantly protect against age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-like pathology in preclinical ...

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A new medicine, inclisiran (Leqvio), is a small RNA molecule that reduces Lp (a) and LDL levels, but it is not yet clear that ...

Retinal scans, aided by artificial intelligence (AI), may soon offer doctors a simple, non-invasive way to detect several ...

Once, the humble carrot, celebrated for its beta-carotene and vitamin A, was considered the go-to food for healthy eyes. Today, however, a new trend is taking shape: chewable, fruit-flavoured gummy vi ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an untreatable vision loss problem impacting those over 50. The disease starts as a thinning of the macula (the part of the retina responsible for detailed ...

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 ...

People with a leading cause of blindness were able to read again thanks to a tiny wireless chip implanted in the back of the eye and specialized augmented glasses, according to study results published ...

Participants received retinal implants that restored some of their vision. Zorica Nastasic via Getty Images Today, in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers announced that they restored some ...

A new retrospective cohort study makes the case that patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea have an elevated risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and of AMD disease ...

Wet macular degeneration is a form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a serious eye disease that affects the macula, the central portion of the retina that’s responsible for sharp, central ...