AMD
Treatment of retinal conditions appears to have changed significantly in previous decade
The number of Medicare recipients undergoing treatment for retinal conditions nearly doubled between 1997 and 2007, with significant shifts in the types of procedures most commonly performed, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of…
Certain new therapies for age-related eye disease do not appear to increase heart risks
Newer treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) — including an intravitreous (into the eye) injection of a chemotherapy drug and use of a related compound approved for use against the eye disease — do not appear to be associated with a…
Scientists link brain plaques in Alzheimer?s disease to eye disease
Scientists at the Center for the Study of Macular Degeneration at the Neuroscience Research Institute of the University of California, Santa Barbara have found a link between the brain plaques that form in Alzheimer?s disease and the deposits in the retina that are associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is a disease that leads to loss of central vision and affects 5 to 10 percent of the population over age 60.
