Although there’s no cure for wet macular degeneration, treatments can slow the disease and prevent your eyesight from getting worse. If you start treatment early enough, you might be able to regain ...
Around a third of people over the age of 80 suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with an estimated 20 million ...
If you don't like getting needles in the arm, imagine getting them in your eyes. That's what people with wet age-related macular degeneration have to do, but thanks to new research, those injections ...
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition. More than 40% of Americans can't see clearly at a distance because their eye is longer than normal. Usually myopia doesn't cause any problems ...
This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye, and it marks the first of a three-part series on dry ...
Many of us are painfully aware of our body's increasing number of shortcomings as we get older. Sagging skin, hearing loss, receding hairlines and tending to use the bathroom more frequently than we ...
A new trial shows that a wireless subretinal implant, the PRIMA system, restored central vision in patients with geographic ...
Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of vision loss, affecting millions worldwide, especially those over 60. However, Soliddd Corp may have an answer to the problem: a pair of smart ...
Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...
Preliminary studies suggest GLP-1s may offer long-term protection against the eye disease AMD for people without diabetes.