Wet age-related macular degeneration or wet AMD is a leading cause of vision loss that can progress very quickly. It occurs when proteins such as VEGF-A cause abnormal blood vessel growth in the back of the eye. Learn more about WET AMD at www.lucentis.com
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A simple way to understand wet AMD
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4562 days ago (Editorial)ORNL Image Analysis Prowess Advances Retina Research
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4551 days ago (Editorial)
Armed with a new ability to find retinal anomalies at the cellular level, neurobiologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have made a discovery they hope will ultimately lead to a treatment for cancer of the retina. To see more details visit, www.medicalnewstoday.com
Novel Technology Promises Relief for Those with Dry Eye
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4541 days ago (Editorial)
When the water in tears evaporates faster than it should, the eye begins to itch and vision begins to blur. The cause can often be traced to the meibomian gland, which normally secretes lipids that protect tears on the eye surface from evaporation. Without these lipids, tears evaporate quickly and the surface of the eye dries. Last July, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the LipiFlow T
Good Foods for Eye Health
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4535 days ago (Editorial)
The same healthy diet that’s good for your heart and arteries can help preserve your eyes and vision.As part of an overall healthy diet, several key nutrients appear to be particularly important to preserving sight as we get older.A decade ago, the Age-Related Eye Disease Study reported that people given vitamin E, vitamin C, beta carotene, and zinc in supplements were less likely to develop adva
AMD awareness focuses on protecting and enhancing vision
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4524 days ago (Editorial)
While many people take their vision for granted, those with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) certainly do not. AMD Awareness is important because the condition deteriorates central vision, affecting everything from seeing faces clearly to literally having a large "blind spot" in the center of your vision, yet many people are unfamiliar with AMD.AMD is the leading cause of severe vision loss
Who invented your glasses?
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4514 days ago (Editorial)
Reading glasses are one of the most important inventions of the past 2000 years. They developed because of the work of artisans like glassmakers, jewelers and clockmakers, along with some of the most brilliant scientific minds over the centuries. Philosophers, monks, mathematicians, physicists, astronomers and chemists played roles in developing the eyeglass. It’s been reported that Seneca – the
Genes that Enable Diagnosis of Age-Related Molecular Degeneration
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4504 days ago (Editorial)
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, especially in developed countries, and there is currently no known treatment or cure or for the vast majority of AMD patients.New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Medicine has identified genes whose expression levels can identify people with AMD, as well as tell apart AMD s
App Turns Table Into Math Aid for Visually Impaired
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4497 days ago (Editorial)
Without looking down, Kira runs her index finger across the screen of an Android tablet that she is holding in her lap. For the occasion, she has painted her fingernails bright pink. When her finger touches a line drawn on the screen, the tablet vibrates quietly. Scanning her finger back and forth and feeling the vibration come and go allows her to trace the line's path. When her finger reaches a