WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Geographic atrophy affects approximately one million people in the United States and is commonly associated with both dry and wet macular degeneration. Now a new treatment is ...

Macular degeneration and glaucoma can both lead to vision loss. However, macular degeneration tends to affect central vision while glaucoma affects side vision. The causes and treatment are also ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition. More than 40% of Americans can't see clearly at a distance because their eye is longer than normal. Usually myopia doesn't cause any problems ...

Geographic atrophy (GA) is one of two kinds of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It’s an eye disease that damages cells in the central part of your retina called the macula. Late-stage ...

Treatment options for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) vary depending on whether you have dry or wet macular degeneration, as well as what stage your condition is in: early, intermediate, or ...

Scientists have developed a new eyedrop that can ferry protective compounds all the way to the retina, paving the way for a less-invasive injection-free method of managing sight-stealing diseases such ...

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 ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye, and it marks the first of a three-part series on dry ...

Artistic rendition of 3-dimensional retinal organoid exposed to oxidative stress demonstrating marked cell death (apoptosis; green) within retinal photoreceptors (pink). [Isabella Sodhi, McDonogh ...

The PRIMA system is a subretinal implant designed to restore central vision in GA patients by replacing failed photoreceptors ...

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 ...