When the doctor says you have age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, you might not think managing the disease will involve surgery. The chronic eye condition is typically treated with vitamin ...

Age-related dementia, cataract, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and hearing loss are all ...

Nov. 10 -- MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Cataract surgery doesn't appear to speed the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study that challenges the belief ...

Taking a photo of a friend? You've probably got their face centered and focused. Driving down a highway? Eyes on the road.

Cataract surgery and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are two conditions with significant public health implications in ageing populations. Cataract, the opacification of the eye’s natural lens, ...

that's the center of the macula right there. Okay, so if you had an area of degeneration over here or over here or over here, you would have no symptoms. But it's that center part that dr eric swan ...

Facedown positioning following surgery is not more likely to close large (≥400 mcm) macular holes compared with seating faced forward, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. However, ...

Among retina surgeons, there is an ongoing debate around the value and necessity of face-down positioning after macular hole surgery. Historically, patients with macular hole surgery would be ...

David Ming Pon, MD, an ophthalmologist based in Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for convincing patients they needed treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration when they didn’t ...

Judy Dench is suffering from a condition called macular degeneration. Due to it, she is unable to read her scripts and see ...