Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has three stages: early, intermediate, and late stage. Vision loss usually happens in the last stage of AMD. However, not everyone with AMD progresses through ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can cause central vision loss but not complete blindness. Early diagnosis through regular eye exams can slow the progression of AMD. Treatments like anti-VEGF ...

Jimmy Abegg still remembers the time he almost brushed his teeth with hemorrhoid cream instead of toothpaste. The musician, painter and photographer had recently been diagnosed with macular ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) gradually affects central vision in one or both eyes while leaving peripheral vision (on the sides) intact. This peripheral vision – encompassing everything you ...

In a first-in-human phase 1/2a clinical trial, researchers used adult stem cells to help restore vision in people with age-related macular degeneration. In the United States, age-related macular degen ...

Macular degeneration and glaucoma can both lead to vision loss. However, macular degeneration tends to affect central vision while glaucoma affects side vision. The causes and treatment are also ...

Macular degeneration stole Jackie Carswell's central vision. "I couldn't read a recipe. I couldn't work a microwave. I couldn't hardly do anything. I asked the doctor one day if there was anything ...

While pivotal research on therapies for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and geographic atrophy (GA) focused on one condition or the other, retina specialists commonly encounter ...