In advanced dry disease, a key problem is failure of retinal pigment epithelium, often shortened to RPE. These cells help ...

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

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As we age, our vision can start to change. The older we get, we can become more at risk for eye diseases, like macular degeneration. "Other than vitamins and antioxidants, we ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Our eyesight is essential to getting around, but if you’re not careful it can be seriously challenged by age-related macular degeneration. “It refers to the back of your ...

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 ...

Character Biosciences has lined up $93 million to support clinical trials for two potential drugs that could provide much-needed options for patients with common degenerative eye diseases. The firm’s ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) gradually affects central vision in one or both eyes while leaving peripheral vision (on the sides) intact. This peripheral vision – encompassing everything you ...

A clever new set of glasses may offer new hope to people with macular degeneration. By copying the structure of a fly's eyes, the specs are claimed to "fill in" the missing section of the wearer's ...

This is a quickly progressing field, according to Sarju Patel, MD, attending physician at Retinal Consultants of America. He has high expectations that advances from subtly tinted eyeglass lenses to ...

“The non-invasive in vivo optical imaging of rhodopsin activation extends the diagnostic capability of ORG and may facilitate ...

It was just what the doctor didn't order. A Utah woman in her 60s had glaucoma and hoped to protect her eye health through better nutrition. So she took a daily 20-mg supplement of lutein, a ...

A North Yorkshire optician is urging people to start 2026 with a focus on eye health. Leyburn’s Orkney Opticians is ...