Macular Degeneration News
More evidence on benefits of high blood pressure drugs in diabetic eye disease (Science Daily)
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Scientists are reporting new evidence that certain high blood pressure drugs may be useful in preventing and treating diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of vision loss in people with diabetes. The study, the largest to date on proteins in the retina, could lead to new ways to prevent or treat the sight-threatening disease, they say.
Baseline clinical measures and early response predict success in verteporfin photodynamic therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Friday, January 15th, 2010Extract not available.
Discovery Points Toward Anti-Inflammation Treatment For Blinding Disease (Medical News Today)
Friday, January 15th, 2010The discovery of an inflammatory mediator key to the blinding effects of diabetic retinopathy is pointing toward a potential new treatment, Medical College of Georgia researchers said. Interleukin-6, known to contribute to the debilitating joint inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis, also helps ignite inflammation of the retina, a first step in a disease that is the leading cause of blindness is …
Acucela initiates Phase II age-related macular degeneration trial
Friday, January 15th, 2010its Envision Clarity Trial, a Phase II clinical trial of ACU-4429, an investigational oral treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration, or dry AMD. This Phase II trial is a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study of three planned
Budget cuts threaten low-vision assistance (Oakland Tribune)
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009After state cuts, center must rely on donations to help fund low-vision services for the poor
Province of British Columbia: B.C. Researcher Developing Vision-Saving Gene Therapy
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Another breakthrough treatment for macular degeneration ‘ the leading cause of vision loss in Canada ‘ is being developed in B.C. by a top genetic ophthalmologist who came here from the U.K. because of the
Macular Health eye vitamin supplement improves visual acuity (News-Medical-Net)
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Adults are more likely to lose their vision than be diagnosed with cancer. For adults 65 and over, the odds of losing vision are one in three, whereas the odds of a man developing prostate cancer are one in six and odds of a woman developing breast cancer are one in nine. Vision loss threatens the overall health of aging adults by increasing the risk of injuries, depression and inability to …
In Women, Aspirin Might Ward Off Eye Trouble (HealthCentral)
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Still, taking it for macular degeneration is not advised, expert says.
Budget cuts threaten low-vision assistance (San Jose Mercury News)
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009After state cuts, center must rely on donations to help fund low-vision services for the poor
This Holiday Season EyeCare America Asks Seniors, “Do you see what I see?” (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009National Non-profit Launches Age-related Macular Degeneration Campaign, that Provides Eye Exams at No Cost to Eligible Patients and Free Eye-Healthy Cookbooks
