Scientists at USC are launching a new trial to test a tiny stem cell implant that could restore vision in people with advanced dry macular degeneration. The hair-thin patch replaces damaged retinal ...
During the past few years, there have been tremendous advances in the treatment of several significant eye diseases, including macular degeneration, thyroid eye disease and eye infection. Macular ...
Central vision can fade slowly with age-related macular degeneration. Faces blur. Words smear on a page. A dark spot can sit ...
Macular degeneration is a condition that affects the retina, which is neural tissue that lines the back of the eye, like wallpaper in a room. There is an important area in the retina called the macula ...
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 ...
People with diabetic macular edema may receive eye injections to help control their symptoms. These shots can help to improve vision and also stop the damage that causes vision issues to get worse.
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 ...