Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) - National Eye Institute
2021年6月22日 · Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that can blur your central vision. It happens when aging causes damage to the macula — the part of the eye that controls sharp, straight-ahead vision. The macula is part of the retina (the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye).
AREDS 2 Supplements for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
2021年6月22日 · Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that can blur the center of your vision. If you have intermediate AMD in 1 or both eyes, special dietary supplements called AREDS 2 can help slow down vision loss.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: What You Should Know
This booklet is for people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and their families and friends. It provides information about AMD and answers questions about its causes, symptoms, stages and treatment.
What You Should Know About Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Perhaps you have just learned that you or a loved one has age-related macular degeneration, also known as AMD. If you are like many people, you probably do not know a lot about the condition or understand what is going on inside your eyes.
Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS/AREDS2)
2023年1月9日 · Ten-year follow-up of age-related macular degeneration in the age-related eye disease study: AREDS report no. 36. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Mar;132(3):272-7. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.6636. PMID: 24385141 .
New research offers hope for preventing age-related blindness
2024年10月2日 · Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the United States. Despite existing treatments, the underlying causes of this disease and effective therapies remain elusive.
NIH launches first U.S. clinical trial of patient-derived stem cell ...
Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) are launching a clinical trial to test the safety of a novel patient-specific stem cell-based therapy to treat geographic atrophy, the advanced “dry” form of age-related macular degeneration.
AREDS/AREDS2 Clinical Trials - National Eye Institute
2020年11月19日 · The NEI conducted the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) and the follow-on AREDS2 to study cataract and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Study researchers tested whether taking nutritional supplements could prevent or slow these diseases.
Treatments for Wet AMD (Advanced Neovascular AMD)
2021年6月22日 · Wet AMD is a type of late age-related macular degeneration. Read about treatments for wet AMD: anti-VEGF injections and photodynamic therapy.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Tables - National Eye …
2020年2月7日 · View tables showing prevalence rates of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the United States.