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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.
American Glaucoma Society
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. As an elected member of the American Glaucoma Society, I want to share with you their 12 important facts that you should know about this sneaky disease, little ...
cataract
Cataracts vs Glaucoma: What’s the Difference?
Unless you’re in the eye field, it’s easy to confuse the terms cataracts and glaucoma. And yesterday, I completed another dozen surgeries, some for cataracts, others for glaucoma. So what’s the dif...
glaucoma
Who is the "Silent Sneak of Sight?"
There is one eye problem that strikes people 30 and above with regularity, and unsympathetic viciousness, causing permanent vision loss that can never be regained, no matter what medications or tre...
age-related macular degeneration
New Laser Detects Eye Diseases That Cause Vision Loss
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a non-contact laser imaging system that detects symptoms of eye diseases that cause vision loss.
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.
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.
age related macular degeneration
Diabetic drug, metformin may reduce macular degeneration risk
A study recently published in JAMA Ophthalmology reveals that the commonly prescribed drug for diabetes, Metformin, may also be beneficial in reducing the risk of developing age-related macular de...
gene therapy
Gene therapy technique may offer hope as a glaucoma treatment
A study in Nature Communications details the research that involved a protein known as Protrudin.