Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Dr. David Maberley, MD, MSc. (Epid), FRCSC, Ophthalmologist, discusses How Wet Macular Degeneration is Treated Compared to Dry Macular Degeneration Texas removes 1.8 million people from health care ...

Larry Hoffheimer watched helplessly as his mother, Florence, went from doctor to doctor seeking better glasses more than 20 years ago. Getting a diagnosis of macular degeneration didn’t resolve the ...

As many as 15 million people in the United States have some form of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss among people 50 and older. Nine out of 10 of them have the dry form ...

If your vision is blurry or fuzzy, or if you notice that straight lines appear curved or wavy, you may have age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This eye disease is more common in older adults and ...

While there's no cure for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), there are ways to slow the disease and help you see better for longer. But early detection and timely treatment hold the key to ...

Gene therapy for dry macular degeneration In dry macular degeneration, there is an imbalance in the complement system — a system of proteins in the immune system that fights bacteria and other ...

Macular degeneration is a progressive disease that impacts a person’s central vision and ability to see fine details. It occurs when there is damage to a critical part of the retina, known as the ...

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Iconic Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks, 76, revealed she was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Macular degeneration is an eye disease, usually age ...