AI algorithm may be a helpful tool for determining progression of AMD
AMD

AI algorithm may be a helpful tool for determining progression of AMD

Artificial intelligence may be the key in helping doctors determine which patients with intermediate AMD are at a high risk of the disease progressing to geographic atrophy.
Anti-VEGF treatment for wet AMD may hasten progression of glaucoma
age-related macular degeneration

Anti-VEGF treatment for wet AMD may hasten progression of glaucoma

Researchers concluded that anti-VEGF treatments do raise the risk of glaucoma progression.
Neovascular Macular Degeneration Patients Can Gain Visual Acuity After Cataract Surgery
anti-VEGF injections

Neovascular Macular Degeneration Patients Can Gain Visual Acuity After Cataract Surgery

Researchers compared the visual outcomes and rate of intraoperative complications in patients with nAMD and control eyes that did not have nAMD that underwent phacoemulsification cataract surgery o...
Parkinson's drug may be a treatment for advanced age-related macular degeneration
AMD

Parkinson's drug may be a treatment for advanced age-related macular degeneration

Researchers discovered that levodopa is safe, well-tolerated and not only improved visual outcomes but also delayed anti-VEGF injections.