Age-related macular degeneration is the No. 1 cause of vision loss for adults over 50. It may run in families but not always, so a routine screening is recommended for most people as they get older.

Today, in the New England Journal of Medicin e, researchers announced that they restored some vision to elderly patients with ...

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Dr. Michael Scott Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Age-related macular degeneration is the No. 1 cause of vision loss for adults over 50. It may run in families but not always, so a ...

A small wireless chip and a pair of smart glasses are offering new hope to people who thought they’d never read again. The ...

A tiny wireless chip implanted in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses have partially restored vision to ...

A team led by Professor Daniel Palanker of the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine in the ...

Judi Dench says macular degeneration has affected her vision. (Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images) Dench has shared in previous interviews that the condition has affected her ability to read ...

The AMD pipeline presents opportunities via emerging novel therapies focusing on innovative mechanisms such as gene therapy, mitochondria-targeting peptides, and complement inhibition. Key drugs in ...

Going blind. The mere thought gives you the chills. But for some senior citizens, debilitating blindness is a very real possibility. The reason? An age-related disease of the eye called macular ...

Dame Judi Dench has no acting roles lined up and may be on the cusp of retirement because she “can’t even see,” the legendary actress, 89, recently told reporters at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, ...