Pachydrusen-associated AMD may progress slower than typical AMD. Age and macular pigment changes increase the risk of complications. Current AMD risk models may not apply to eyes with pachydrusen. AMD ...

Researchers have identified a protein involved in the early stages of AMD and found that blocking its activity could reduce the formation of drusen, the lipid deposits in the retina that are a ...

Patel, MD, PhD, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, breaks down QA102's first-in-class mechanism ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Six biomarkers had greater predictive ability than the classic ‘large drusen’ sign. Intraretinal ...

A new laser-based treatment could help the eye repair itself before vision loss becomes permanent.

Reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) are small, gray deposits located above the retinal pigment epithelium. In recent years, RPD have been recognized as a risk factor for the development of late-stage ...

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered the source of dysfunction in the process whereby cells in the eye's retina remove waste. A report by scientists at NIH and ...

A study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed important insights into the genetics of deposits in the eye, known as reticular pseudodrusen (RPD), that are linked to ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the United States. Despite existing treatments, the underlying causes of this disease and effective therapies ...