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View Post: Arch Ophthalmol -- Abstract: Progression of Age-Related Macular ...
9 Nov 2009 by Dong, LM, Stark, WJ, Jefferys, JL, Al-Hazzaa,...  
Objective To document age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progression after cataract surgery. Methods Surgeons prospectively enrolled patients with nonneovascular AMD who were awaiting cataract surgery. ...
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View Post: Macular Degeneration News » Blog Archive » University of Utah ...
13 hours ago
University of Utah doctor working on pill for age-related blindnessDeseret NewsLeaky blood vessels are a primary cause of age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, two of the leading causes of blindness, … ...
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View Post: Optic disc image in advanced age-related macular degeneration ...
19 Nov 2009
Optic disc image in advanced age-related macular degeneration · futuremedicine.com (15 hours, 2 min ago) Ophthalmology. Categories: Applications: Art, Bronchoscopy, Cardiology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Developmental Biology, Endoscopy, ...
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View Post: Promising discovery could help prevent age-related macular ...
15 Jun 2009
Researchers at the University of Kentucky have announced a major breakthrough in the prevention and early detection of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is the number-one cause of blindness among seniors and ...
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View Post: Fantastic Voyage: A journey through my DNA and Personal Genomics ...
9 hours ago by Grant M. Wood  
My 23andMe report includes age-related macular degeneration as one of the 11 diseases in the clinical reports category. It tells me that when I'm 70 years old, my absolute risk will be 1.4%, compared with 2.4% in the general population. ...
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View Post: Massachusetts woman seeks help paying for eye surgery for her ...
8 hours ago by AP  
November 10th, 2009 more imagesWASHINGTON - In people who have undergone cataract surgery, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) does not appear to progress at a higher rate, says a new study. The finding defies previous reports that ...
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View Post: New Brunswick government reimburses Lucentis* for residents ...
16 Nov 2009
New Brunswick now joins Newfoundland and Labrador as the only second Atlantic province to reimburse Lucentis*, giving patients for whom the diagnosis of wet age-related macular degeneration could previously have meant rapidly ...
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View Post: B Vitamins May Lower Risk of Macular Degeneration
27 Feb 2009
One of the most common vision-related issues is age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The destruction of the macula affects sharp central vision which allows objects to be seen clearly. It affects vision in recognizing people, ...
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