Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a deterioration or breakdown of the macula. The macula is a small area in the retina at the back of the eye that allows you to see fine details clearly and perform activities such as reading and driving. When the macula ... [... more]
Medem |
Driving When You Have Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration can distort your central vision and can lead to loss of sharp vision. Macular degeneration also can make it difficult to see road signs, traffic, and people walking, and may affect your ability to drive safely. If your eye ... [... more]
Highway Traffic Safety |
Dry macular degeneration
Macular degeneration - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, risk factors, treatment of dry macular degeneration. Age-related macular degeneration is a chronic eye disease marked by deterioration of tissue in the part of your eye that's ... [... more]
Mayo Clinic |
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Risk factors for AMD include older age, white race, and smoking. There is no cure for AMD, but therapies are available that can slow the disease. The May 24/31, 2006, issue of JAMA includes an article on age-related macular degeneration. This ... [... more]
American Medical Association |
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Defined
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Defined What is age-related macular degeneration? Frequently Asked Questions about wet and dry AMD Which is more common-the dry form or the wet form? The dry form has early and intermediate stages. Does the ... [... more]
National Eye Institute |
Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Stroke
The summary below is from the full report titled "Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Risk for Stroke." It is in the 18 July 2006 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 145, pages 98-106). The authors are T.Y. Wong, R. Klein, C. Sun, P. . [... more]
Annals of Internal Medicine |
"Macular Degeneration"
Lucentis for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Pigment Epithelial Detachments An Open Label Trial to Investigate Macugen for the Preservation of Visual Function in Subjects With Neovascular AMD Combination Therapy for Neovascular Age Related ... [... more]
Clinical Trials |
REDD14NP- Quark
This Phase I study is recruiting patients with wet macular degeneration to receive a single injection of a drug designed to interfere with a gene that seems to be active in creating AMD. Sirolimus is designed to treat the new blood vessels of wet ... [... more]
amd.org |
The Macular Degeneration Partnership: Current Treatments
A small number of people suffering from the "wet" form of macular degeneration - 10-15 percent - may be helped by laser treatment. But even for this relatively small group, it does not restore vision that is already lost. For those who are ... [... more]
amd.org |
Macular Degeneration Partnership
The Macular Degeneration Partnership helps to fund cutting-edge research to find new treatments and cures for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and empowers people with up-to-date, accurate information and personalized support. We are a program of ... [... more]
amd.org |
Macular Degeneration Partnership
The Macular Degeneration Partnership helps to fund cutting-edge research to find new treatments and cures for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and empowers people with up-to-date, accurate information and personalized support. We are a program of ... [... more]
amd.org |
Animation of Wet and Dry Macular Degeneration
There are two basic types of macular degeneration - wet and dry. Approximately 90% of people who have macular degeneration have the dry type. In the dry form, debris from light sensitive cones in the macula is not absorbed as it should be and ... [... more]
macular.org |
