There are two main types: dry (atrophic) AMD and wet (neovascular) AMD. Dry AMD is more common, accounting for about 80–90% of cases. It occurs when the macula, the part of the retina ...

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state's stem cell agency, has awarded a two-year, $6 million ...

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has funded Keck School of Medicine of USC translational research advancing ...

AMD progressively damages the center of the retina, the light-detecting region at the back of the eye. Recent data suggests ...

New data presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2024 examine the benefits and adverse event profiles of two ...

Dry AMD is one of the two forms of the ocular disease that ranks as the leading cause of blindness in adults over age 65, driven by the slow loss of photoreceptor cells over time. Dry AMD begins ...

Most folks with macular degeneration will have the dry type for their whole life. This form of AMD affects your vision slowly over time. But around 10%-15% of people with dry AMD will get wet AMD ...

You won’t feel pain, but you might notice vision problems. If you’re having vision problems or have been diagnosed with dry AMD, your doctor may test to see if you have wet AMD. The most ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorisation for LumiThera’s Valeda Light Delivery System to treat dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Valeda is said to ...