Healthy lifestyle directly linked to eye health
Eye health can benefit and your risk for age-related macular degeneration can be reduced by modifying your liefestyle The Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study included 1313 women participants aged 55-74 years. Its purpose was to investigate . . .
Is it possible to avoid macular degeneration?
A Boston study shows higher incidence of macular degeneration was due to specific lifestyles. Changing habits can help avoid macular degeneration. Boston, Mass. ~ Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment. . . .
State-of-the-art retina specialist in Tampa Bay area
Doctor Deupree, a retina specialist in Tampa Bay, Florida has equipped The Macula Center with the most modern ophthalmic equipment available Here, we describe some of the equipment we use to provide our patients with . . .
Low vision rehabilitation helps prevent depression from vision loss
A study shows that behavior activation therapy used with low vision therapy can reduce depression incidence by 50 percent Depression is a common side effect in people who have vision loss from age-related eye diseases, . . .
Anti-VEGF excels at treating macular edema
A study showed that Eylea, a popular macular degeneration drug, had better success in treating macular edema caused by branch retinal vein occlusion than traditional laser treatment The study recently concluded that treating macular edema . . .
Ozurdex a new treatment for diabetic macular edema
Ozurdex is now being used to treat diabetic macular edema (DME). DME is one of the most common causes of vision loss in patients with diabetes. Vision complications from diabetes are the leading cause of . . .
Retina tissue grown in a lab from stem cells
Functioning human retina tissue was grown from stem cells in a lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, according to researcher M. Valeria Canto-Soler, Ph.D. “We created a miniature human retina in a dish”, . . .
Sub-retinal injection gene therapy revs up anti-VEGF drugs
A special sub-retinal injection to help boost the therapeutic powers of anti-VEGF medications is being studied. So far, study patients have enjoyed much more success than they’ve had in their past treatments for wet age-related . . .
A study shows AMD patients can benefit from cataract surgery
Cataract surgery can improve vision in AMD patients, age-related macular degeneration. According to data collected from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS 2), AMD patients can still enjoy significant improvements in vision following cataract . . .
