Tag: Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Magnifiers for Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of severe vision loss in people aged 60 and above. It is a painless, age related condition that can affect one or both of the eyes. It is not unusual for one eye to experience macular degeneration before the other and during these early stages, you may not have…
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Surgeons Perform Pioneering Operation to Find Cure for Blindness
Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London have performed an operation many are saying could lead to a cure for blindness. The operation performed last month on a 60-year old woman who developed Macula Degeneration involved “seeding” a tiny patch of healthy eye cells and implanting it at the back of the retina. So how can this help…
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Sight-Saving Drug for Patients in England.
Patients in England suffering from a disease which causes blindness are to get access to a sight-saving drug. The Lucentis drug treats ‘wet’ age-related Macular Degeneration, the leading cause of sight loss in the country. What is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)? AMD is a disease associated with aging that gradually destroys sharp, central vision making…