Central vision can fade slowly with age-related macular degeneration. Faces blur. Words smear on a page. A dark spot can sit ...

Scientists at USC are launching a new trial to test a tiny stem cell implant that could restore vision in people with advanced dry macular degeneration. The hair-thin patch replaces damaged retinal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. José-Alain Sahel, M.D., holding the PRIMA implant. (CREDIT: UPMC) A small wireless chip and a pair of smart glasses are offering ...

Many of us are painfully aware of our body's increasing number of shortcomings as we get older. Sagging skin, hearing loss, receding hairlines and tending to use the bathroom more frequently than we ...

Iconic Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks, 76, revealed she was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Macular degeneration is an eye disease, usually age ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Key Takeaways Macular degeneration is a common eye disease, affecting more than 19 million people in the United States alone.The condition can reduce a ...

Ask a clinical question and tap into Healio AI's knowledge base. Assessment of visual function by testing for visual acuity, dark adaptation, contrast sensitivity and evaluation of retinal sensitivity ...

Advances in neovascular macular degeneration, as presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) 2025 annual meeting, include data on efficacy and dosing intervals for aflibercept 8 mg ...

Macular degeneration, particularly age-related macular degeneration, is a leading cause of vision loss worldwide. This condition affects the central part of the retina, known as the macula, which is ...

—In a post-hoc analysis of AREDS2, moderate drinking among men lowered their risk of progression to late AMD. Here’s what else the team discovered. Environmental factors such cigarette smoking have ...

At least 20 million Americans ages 40 and older have age-related macular degeneration, and the threat posed by the vision-robbing condition will only grow larger as the population ages. Despite the ...