The PRIMA system is a subretinal implant designed to restore central vision in GA patients by replacing failed photoreceptors ...

A clinical trial is investigating whether a stem cell-derived patch can replace disease-damaged cells and restore vision. Age-related macular degeneration is a steadily worsening eye disease and the ...

Macular degeneration and glaucoma can both lead to vision loss. However, macular degeneration tends to affect central vision while glaucoma affects side vision. The causes and treatment are also ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has three stages: early, intermediate, and late stage. Vision loss usually happens in the last stage of AMD. However, not everyone with AMD progresses through ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition. More than 40% of Americans can't see clearly at a distance because their eye is longer than normal. Usually myopia doesn't cause any problems ...

Geographic atrophy (GA) is one of two kinds of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It’s an eye disease that damages cells in the central part of your retina called the macula. Late-stage ...

Iconic Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks, 76, revealed she was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Macular degeneration is an eye disease, usually age ...

Treatment options for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) vary depending on whether you have dry or wet macular degeneration, as well as what stage your condition is in: early, intermediate, or ...

If your vision is blurry or fuzzy, or if you notice that straight lines appear curved or wavy, they could be symptoms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This eye condition is more common in ...

Jimmy Abegg still remembers the time he almost brushed his teeth with hemorrhoid cream instead of toothpaste. The musician, painter and photographer had recently been diagnosed with macular ...

Dame Judi Dench, 90-the Academy Award-winning film and stage actress known for her iconic portrayal of M, head of MI6, in the James Bond franchise-just revealed that her macular degeneration, an eye ...

As many as 15 million people in the United States have some form of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss among people 50 and older. Nine out of 10 of them have the dry form ...