MACULAR DEGENERATION INFORMATION AND NEWS Macular degeneration, occurs when the central part of the retina, known as the macula, is damaged. When the center of the macula becomes damaged, vision loss can be severe. The macular area of the retina is responsible for detailed vision, such as read...
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Over the last few years, there has been a strong increase in awareness among macular degeneration researchers, the federal government and private pharmaceutical companies as to the magnitude of this problem. This has led to significant economic resources being focused on this problem, resulting in ne...
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Medical News Today Studying a mouse model of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in older Americans, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found age is key in determining whether damaging blood vessels will form bene...
Filed inMacular Degeneration Surgeons Use PRECEYES Surgical System to Perform First Robot-Assisted Eye Surgery Dr. Ari Weitzner September 15, 2016 In a landmark clinical trial, a team of surgeons at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital led by Dr. Robert MacLaren have performed the first robot-assist...
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Medical News Today An international research team including scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and the Galveston-based spinoff Neurobiotex, Inc. has found high levels of zinc in deposits in the eye that are an indication of age-related macular degenera...