An ophthalmologist or optometrist can make a diagnosis of macular degeneration. An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor who has specialized in the diagnosis and medical/surgical treatment of eye disease. To diagnose macular degeneration, an ophthalmologist dilates the pupils with eyedrops so that the r...
Drugs used to treat blindness-causing disorders could be successfully administered by eye drops rather than unpleasant and expensive eye injections, according to new research led by UCL scientists that could be a breakthrough for the millions worldwide suffering from age-related macular degeneration (...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is deterioration of the macula, a part of the eye that’s critical for good vision. AMD is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among older Americans. There are two types of AMD—wet and dry—which are treated differently. While there’s no ...
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a severe disease affecting visual function in the elderly. Currently available surgical and medical options do not guarantee a significant impact on the outcome of the disease. We describe the effects of nerve growth factor eye drop treatment in a 94 yea...
The 4D label-free method used in this study has the advantages of low cost, good reproducibility, fewer sample-processing procedures, and fewer sample quantity requirements [19]. To date, few studies exist on the proteomic analysis of the AH in patients with BRVO. Yao et al. [12] ...
Posterior eye deliveryStatinsNanostructured carriersStatins, widely prescribed for cardiovascular diseases, are also being eyed for management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Poor bioavailability and blood-aqueous barrier may however limit significant ocular concentration of statins following oral ...
Accumulated oxidative damage may lead to irreversible retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) cell death, which is considered to be the primary cause of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), leading to blindness in the elderly. However, an effective therapy for this disease is lacking. Here, we...
in detecting the referable diabetic retinopathy, defined as moderate or worse diabetic retinopathy. There are also other referable eye complications that have recently been investigated with this approach, such as diabetic macular edema4, and possible glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration5. ...
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents, such as ranibizumab, bevacizumab, aflibercept, brolucizumab and faricimab have revolutionized
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of visual loss in developed countries, with particular incidence in the geriatric population [1]. AMD is the third global cause of blindness (8.7% of patients’ blindness), preceded by cataract and glaucoma [2]. By the year 202...