Scientists at USC are launching a new trial to test a tiny stem cell implant that could restore vision in people with ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Key Takeaways Macular degeneration is a common eye disease, affecting more than 19 million people in the United States alone.The condition can reduce a ...

In macular degeneration, doctors can see cholesterol-rich deposits under the retina during an eye exam, according to Apte. In early stages, vision might still be normal, but the deposits increase ...

If your vision is blurry or fuzzy, or if you notice that straight lines appear curved or wavy, you may have age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This eye disease is more common in older adults and ...

Conditions that resemble age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can differ considerably from AMD regarding prognosis, inheritance, monitoring and therapy. Differential diagnoses of AMD include other ...

Fixing problems with cholesterol metabolism might help slow or prevent a common cause of age-related vision loss, a new WashU Medicine study in mice has shown. Pictured are color-stained retinal ...

At conversion of the second eye, visual acuity (VA) was substantially better compared with diagnosis of the first eye and remained better at all time points during 2 years of follow-up after ...