"The goal of treating macular degeneration is to keep as much vision as possible," notes Sarju Patel, MD, attending physician at Retinal Consultants of America. Referring patients to low-vision ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 20 million Americans over age 40 are living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). With each passing birthday, the ...

Even in an era of remarkable therapeutics for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, there remains a lack of therapies to improve vision in dry AMD. Many patients continue to live with central ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, we’re focusing on eye health. February is Low Vision and Macular Degeneration Awareness Month. Dr. Vicente Diaz, Yale Medicine ophthalmologist ...

Central vision can fade slowly with age-related macular degeneration. Faces blur. Words smear on a page. A dark spot can sit in the middle of what you try to see. For many older Americans, that loss ...

This is a quickly progressing field, according to Sarju Patel, MD, attending physician at Retinal Consultants of America. He has high expectations that advances from subtly tinted eyeglass lenses to ...

A California-based technology startup has developed an augmented reality headset meant to help patients cope with macular degeneration. Mitchael Freeman, COO of Ocutrx Vision Technologies, LLC, ...

Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) management is currently based on regular follow-up for early detection of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), addressing the risk factors and prescribing ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As we age, our vision can start to change. The older we get, we can become more at risk for eye diseases, like macular degeneration. "Other than vitamins and antioxidants, we ...