News

age-related macular degeneration
New Laser Detects Eye Diseases That Cause Vision Loss
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a non-contact laser imaging system that detects symptoms of eye diseases that cause vision loss.

age-related macular degeneration
Uveitis and Scleritis patients more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration
Recent study findings support the current evidence that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) develops when abnormal inflammation is present in the eye.

age related macular degeneration
Higher risk of COVID complications for people with macular degeneration
The study evaluated 6,396 COVID-19 patients who had been hospitalized at New York - Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center during the initial wave of the pandemic.

age-related macular degeneration
Macular Degeneration | Hard versus Soft Drusen
Drusen can be either hard or soft and while both types need to be monitored, hard drusen don't usually cause vision problems.

age-related macular degeneration
New technology detects Macular Degeneration
Researchers from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai announced results of a study that analyzed the speed and accuracy of a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm in detecting ag...

age-related macular degeneration
New device provides early detection of macular degeneration
The new technology will be helpful in providing an earlier diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration.

age-related macular degeneration
Wet and Dry Macular Degeneration share common link
Researchers have discovered that wet and dry macular degeneration both lack the same enzyme.