An eye check up is more than just about finding vision issues. A thorough eye or retinal scan can, in fact, reveal early signs of hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular issues and Alzheimer's ...

Eyestem Research, a Bangalore-based cell therapy company, is pleased to announce significant vision improvement in Phase 1 trials of its investigational drug, Eyecyte-RPEtm, in patients with ...

Eyestem will be presenting its data at the ARVO 2025 Annual Meeting as well as the 10th Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy ...

Ophthalmologists specialize in wet AMD diagnosis and treatment. Learn about first steps toward diagnosis and treatment.

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Myopic macular degeneration (MMD), or pathological myopia, occurs when high ...

The symptoms (blurred vision, itchy or dry eyes, headaches and eye fatigue ... vision checks -- they're a window into your ...

Experts have warned that excessive screen exposure, poor lifestyle habits, and environmental factors are driving the alarming ...

Over time, this causes a gradual decline in the macula’s function, causing macular degeneration to gradually worsen. There is no treatment for dry AMD in its early or late stages. However ...

Getting treatments as early as possible can help slow or even reverse ... Fully automated detection of diabetic macular edema and dry age-related macular degeneration from optical coherence tomography ...

1 Department of Immunology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan We ...

Macular degeneration often develops gradually, making early detection challenging. However, as it progresses, individuals may notice: Blurred or fuzzy vision, especially in the centre of their field ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD ... More than 18 million people in the U.S. age 40 and older have early-stage AMD. The dry form is more prevalent, accounting for an estimated 85% of AMD ...