Aug 16, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Dry Macular Degeneration, Information, Latest News, Macular Degeneration Treatment
BY JAMES THORNE LumiThera is developing a medical device for people with age-related macular degeneration. Above, a retina with patterns associated with the disease. (National Institute of Health Photo) Medical device startup LumiThera raised $1.15 million as part of...
Jun 13, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Information, Latest News, Wet macular degeneration
Implanting a medication reservoir in eyes lessens the need for injections and may reduce clinic visits to twice per year in people with age-related macular degeneration JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE In a clinical trial of 220 people with “wet” age-related macular...
May 29, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Information, Latest News, Stem cells
By: Lois Zoppi, BA Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc (Editor) Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have uncovered a new genetic variant responsible for blood vessel dysregulation in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a...
May 14, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Genetics, Information, Latest News
Researchers have identified genetic variants of age-related macular degeneration using stem cells derived from six people by Selina Powell Researchers from the University of California have used an ‘eye in a dish’ model to study the genetics of age-related macular...
Apr 15, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Information, Latest News, Stem cells
Scientists have successfully restored the vision of two UK patients with age-related macular degeneration By: Tom Bawden A cure for the most common cause of blindness could be available on the NHS within five years – thanks to a groundbreaking new kind of medicine...
Apr 5, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy
Inhibition of atypical kinase C may help manage macular edema and vision loss associated with eye diseases Many eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, exhibit increased permeability of blood vessels in the retina....
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