The National Eye Institute reports that age-related macular degeneration, also known as “AMD,” is very common. The condition, which is a disease marked by blurred central vision caused by age-related ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Myopic macular degeneration (MMD), or pathological myopia, occurs when high ...

An add-on agent designed to boost drugs that treat age-related macular degeneration failed to show any benefit in two phase 3 ...

Compensation techniques in swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography improve accuracy by correcting signal loss ...

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Optometrists (healthcare providers who offer standard eye care) can diagnose wet ...

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The announcement follows the decision to discontinue the COAST and ShORe trials in wet age-related macular degeneration after ...

Eye drops are not a standard treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but some eye drop medications are in development that may become viable options in the future. AMD affects a ...

Transplantation of retinal organoid sheets offers hope to patients afflicted with retinal degenerative diseases.

Gene therapy is an area of intensive research and development in the retina space, with promising prospects and significant challenges. The benefits and pitfalls of gene therapy were discussed by two ...

Macular disease impacts around one in seven Australians over the age of 50 years and, in some cases, can even lead to ...