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Car exhausts cause increased risk of AMD
Thursday 19 September 2019New research carried out in Taiwan has found Tailpipe pollution can pose a significant risk to aged eyes and the increased development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Car exhausts cause increased risk of AMD
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Help is calling you, pick up the phone
Monday 02 September 2019An app called ‘Be my eyes’ created a way for people who are blind or suffer from low-vision to complete everyday tasks that they wouldn’t be able to on their own.
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Help is calling you, pick up the phone
2 Sep 2019 -
Major breakthrough in understanding dry AMD
Monday 12 August 2019Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have revealed a major breakthrough that could have implications for sufferers of the dry form of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, one of the most common forms of vision loss.
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Major breakthrough in understanding dry AMD
12 Aug 2019 -
Artificial Intelligence used to identify existing drugs that could treat AMD
Wednesday 17 April 2019An artificial intelligence company and a collaboration between four UK-based sight loss charities has found that a number of existing drugs could possibly reduce sight loss from age-related macular degeneration.
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Artificial Intelligence used to identify existing drugs that could treat AMD
17 Apr 2019 -
Quicker, safer research into macular degeneration therapies.
Thursday 13 December 2018Scientists say eye-on-a-chip technology may provide a new, quicker research opportunity for the study of macular degeneration, if proposals made recently at the University of Twente (UT) in Holland are adopted.
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Quicker, safer research into macular degeneration therapies.
13 Dec 2018 -
Scientists claim blue light from digital devices could speed up AMD
Monday 03 September 2018Canadian scientists claim to have discovered a direct link between the blue light emitted by digital devices and the production of a toxin which kills light cells in our eyes, and which ultimately can speed up the onset of macular degeneration.
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Scientists claim blue light from digital devices could speed up AMD
3 Sep 2018 -
Could an orange a day keep AMD at bay?
Monday 30 July 2018Following a 15 year study, Australian researchers have observed that those who ate oranges regularly were less likely to develop age related Macular Degeneration (AMD) than their non-orange eating peers.
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Could an orange a day keep AMD at bay?
30 Jul 2018 -
Stem cell success for macular degeneration
Thursday 10 May 2018A ground-breaking stem-cell implant procedure has enabled a man and a woman suffering from severe wet macular degeneration (AMD) to read again. Experts claim the procedure offers real hope to AMD sufferers.
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Stem cell success for macular degeneration
10 May 2018 -
NICE suggests NHS needs to speed up care for those with Macular Degeneration
Monday 09 April 2018New guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) claim that patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) need quicker diagnosis and treatment to avoid blindness.
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NICE suggests NHS needs to speed up care for those with Macular Degeneration
9 Apr 2018 -
Legal wrangle over cheaper treatment for Macular Degeneration
Monday 11 December 2017A dozen Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are poised to lock horns with leading pharmaceutical companies over the right to offer a less expensive drug for the treatment of Macular Degeneration.
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Legal wrangle over cheaper treatment for Macular Degeneration
11 Dec 2017 -
The blood test that could give an early warning of AMD
Monday 27 November 2017Patients with any stage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) carry signs of the disease in their blood. And scientists from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary now believe they have discovered a lab test which could identify potential sufferers b
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The blood test that could give an early warning of AMD
27 Nov 2017 -
£14million European-wide Macular Degeneration project is launched
Thursday 26 October 2017A project named Macustar has been launched with the aim of reducing the burden of AMD across Europe. Led by the University of Bonn, and involving UK input from UCL and Moorfields among others, the research will involve 700 AMD patients from 20 clinical si
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£14million European-wide Macular Degeneration project is launched
26 Oct 2017
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