Cell Transplants for Macular Degeneration
age-related macular degeneration

Cell Transplants for Macular Degeneration

Currently, there are no FDA-approved treatments available to treat dry AMD. Lineage Cell Therapeutics is currently conducting a clinical trial on its newest cell transplant product developed to tre...
Failure of immune system linked to macular degeneration
age-related macular degeneration

Failure of immune system linked to macular degeneration

Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London have found that age-related macular degeneration is potentially caused by the failure of at least one of five proteins to regulate the immune s...
Kids' vision worsens during COVID lockdown
child

Kids' vision worsens during COVID lockdown

Eye doctors have noted an increase in children requiring prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses for myopia (near-sightedness) since the 2020 pandemic began.
It's not too late - May is Healthy Vision Month
annual eye exams

It's not too late - May is Healthy Vision Month

The CDC along with the National Eye Institute, are encouraging Americans to have a comprehensive, dilated eye exam during the month of May in observation of Healthy Vision Month.
Uveitis and Scleritis patients more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration
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.
Nerve cell protecting chemical slows down glaucoma
glaucoma

Nerve cell protecting chemical slows down glaucoma

The study, which involved rats, demonstrated that optic nerve signals were restored to almost normal levels by the rats' ingestion of the chemical compound citicoline.
April is Women's Eye Health and Awareness Month
age-related vision loss

April is Women's Eye Health and Awareness Month

Women in the United States are at a higher risk for eye disease, with two out of every three people living with vision loss or vision problems being women.
Research underway to develop artificial retina
age related macular degeneration

Research underway to develop artificial retina

Spanish researchers have created an artificial retina that could mesh better with the human eye better than current artificial retinas.
New imaging technique could help in fight against age related vision loss
age-related vision loss

New imaging technique could help in fight against age related vision loss

This technology could help researchers learn more about the causes of eye diseases that lead to vision loss.