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Implanted drug ‘reservoir’ safely reduces injections for people with macular degeneration

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...

‘Eye-in-a-dish’ model helps scientists to uncover ‘surprising’ AMD gene variant

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...

‘EYE IN A DISH’ GIVES INSIGHT INTO THE GENETICS OF AMD

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...

Developments in stem cell therapy mean doctors are on the cusp of curing blindness

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...

A Potential New Way to Treat Some of the Most Common Blinding Diseases

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....

Human Trials Could Begin for Macular Degeneration Stem Cell Therapy

Feb 20, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Stem cells

Human Trials Could Begin for Macular Degeneration Stem Cell Therapy by: Emma Yasinski Stem cell therapy has been a far-reaching idea that has gradually grown closer to feasibility for multiple specialties. But it has often fallen short in being provided in a...