The back of your eye has a layer called the retina that converts light into signals. Your brain interprets those signals as images. The middle of the retina has a small area called the macula. It's in ...

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 ...

In this video from the Macula Society meeting, Theodore Leng, MD, FACS, discusses MCO-010, an optogenetic therapy from ...

In this video from the Macula Society meeting, Theodore Leng, MD, FACS, discusses 5-year data on pegcetacoplan, from Apellis, for geographic atrophy.“This presentation really supported the notion that ...

The use of a dye to stain the internal limiting membrane (ILM) or epiretinal membrane (ERM) during macula hole or macular pucker surgery is a recent development that is growing in popularity. 1 By ...

Susvimo is an FDA-approved eye implant for diabetic macular edema that may reduce monthly injections to just two treatments a ...

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 ...

Age-related macular degeneration, also called AMD, is the deterioration of the center of the retina called the macula. The macula is the part of the retina which is responsible for our central vision ...

In wet AMD, the abnormal blood vessels can bleed or leak fluid, which can lead to distorted vision and contribute to potentially rapid vision loss. You may see a dark spot or spots in the center of ...

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 ...