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The eyes have it in our culture, so anything that threatens our vision can put a real damper on our lives. Though eye care should begin before the eighth decade of life, many eye troubles do occur at this age, including age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, for short.This devastating eye disease affects about a third of the Caucasian population age 75 and older. AMD is the leading cause of legal blindness among Caucasians, though it is, quite curiously, rather rare in other races.Macular degeneration damages the center of the retina, the tissue that converts optical images to electrical impulses, which then travel to the brain via the optic nerve. Since this degenerative condition affects only the central vision, it leaves the peripheral vision intact, so it doesn’t cause total (or “cane”) blindness.To get an idea of what you are left with in terms of vision, hold your thumbs upright and close to the front of your eyes. That’s all those with MD can see. And you can’t see around the...
A southwest Georgia woman can see again thanks to a tiny, high-tech telescope implanted in her eye. Jackie Carswell suffers from age-related macular degeneration,...
They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming?In those last ho...
If you have an older friend or relative with vision problems, it may be easy to focus your concerns on the details of his or her everyday life.You may worry about hi...
Our hair is our most noticeable trait—and we obsess over it accordingly. But even though we spend lots of time enhancing and re-enhancing our tresses, we probably ha...
Seniors who take aspirin daily are twice as likely to have late stage macular degeneration , an age-related loss of vision, than people who never take the pain relie...
It turns out that Popeye was smart to eat spinach. The nutrients found in spinach and other dark leafy greens provide a host of health benefits that can ward off dis...
More women than men are diagnosed each year with eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive eye disease that is the leading cause ...
Two patients with two different forms of vision loss will soon start treatments made from embryonic stem cells as Advanced Cell Technology kicks off two early-stage ...
A large fraction of elderly people have age-related degenerative changes in their eyes that put them on a path to blindness — but could be preventable — a new study ...
A cancer drug was revealed Friday as an effective and inexpensive treatment for preventing blindness.Roche Holding AG's flagship cancer drug Avastin should be used r...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first artificial retina, an implanted device that replicates some of the function of the retina, helping to re...
Vision problems that can't be corrected with eyeglasses are on the rise among Americans age 20 and older, a new study finds. And the growing prevalence of these prob...
Taking additional antioxidant supplements on top of vitamin C, vitamin E and beta carotene does little to ward off macular degeneration among older adults, new resea...
New Drug for Rare Type of Macular DegenerationTuesday, December 21, 2004By Miranda HittiE-Mail Print Share:By Miranda Hitti — The FDA has approved a new drug treatm...
New research from the University of Sydney, Australia has found that people who take aspirin for a long-term period of time may be at increased risk for neovascular ...
New research shows that a cholesterol-lowering eye drop may help fight macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over 50, Medical Daily reported...
Women who get lots of omega-3 fatty acids are less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease affecting millions of older adults in the...
Virginia Bane, an 89-year-old California-based artist, stopped painting four years ago when she lost her central vision to end-stage age-related macular degeneration...
Virginia Bane, an 89-year-old California-based artist, stopped painting four years ago when she lost her central vision to end-stage age-related macular degeneration...
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