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An end to injections for AMD?
Friday 03 March 2017Most people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are all too familiar with the unpleasant treatment regimen of repeated injections of drugs into their eye.
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An end to injections for AMD?
3 Mar 2017 -
Research links gut microbes with Macular Degeneration
Monday 09 January 2017Canadian researchers studying why obesity is a risk factor in the formation of wet AMD have discovered that gut bacteria which form as the result of a high fat diet may be to blame.
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Research links gut microbes with Macular Degeneration
9 Jan 2017 -
Alzheimer's proteins could cause Macular Degeneration
Wednesday 07 December 2016Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered that a group of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s Disease may be responsible for triggering Macular Degeneration, giving new hope for better treatment of the disease.
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Alzheimer's proteins could cause Macular Degeneration
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Can coffee prevent macular degeneration?
Wednesday 26 October 2016Over the years various studies have successfully linked the Mediterranean diet (i.e. high in fruits, vegetables and fish and low in red meat and butter) with health benefits, including reduced risk of both heart disease and skin cancer.
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Can coffee prevent macular degeneration?
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New Eye Chart to Detect Macular Degeneration
Monday 27 June 2016An international team combining scientists from Moorfields Eye Hospital, Ulster University and University College London has produced an Eye Chart which detects the early onset of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
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New Eye Chart to Detect Macular Degeneration
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Radical new approach to treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Monday 09 May 2016It is widely believed that Wet AMD is triggered by oxygen deprivation, but breaking research suggests that dysfunctional energy metabolism in the eye is the cause.
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Radical new approach to treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
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Welcome news for dry eye disease sufferers
Monday 09 November 2015It is estimated that 15-33% of people over 65 suffer from Dry Eye Disease – a chronic inflammation of the eyes caused by reduced tear production.
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Welcome news for dry eye disease sufferers
9 Nov 2015 -
Spacing May Improve Reading for Macular Degeneration Patients
Wednesday 05 February 2014Macular degeneration patients often have trouble reading, but a new study finds that double line spacing and double word spacing may make reading easier for these patients.
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Spacing May Improve Reading for Macular Degeneration Patients
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Slowing the progression of macular degeneration
Tuesday 12 November 2013The incidence of AMD increases with age and is associated with the deposition of drusen, which is composed of lipids and proteins, within the retinal layers in the macula.
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Slowing the progression of macular degeneration
12 Nov 2013 -
First telescopic implant in Washington for macular degeneration
Wednesday 30 October 2013SEATTLE -- A newly approved device is helping the blind see again by using a telescope that doctors insert into a patient's eye.
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First telescopic implant in Washington for macular degeneration
30 Oct 2013 -
Loss of Anti-Aging Gene Possible Culprit in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Wednesday 16 October 2013A team of researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) has found that loss of an anti-aging gene induces retinal degeneration in mice and might contribute to age-related macular degeneration, the major cause of blindness in the elderly.
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Loss of Anti-Aging Gene Possible Culprit in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
16 Oct 2013 -
Early eye disease test developed
Thursday 03 October 2013A new, quick and simple eye test can predict who is more at risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness worldwide.
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Early eye disease test developed
3 Oct 2013
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