Tag: amd
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Britain’s Blindness Cases Could Be Dramatically Reduced With Prevention Efforts
By 2020 there will be 2.45 million people in Britain living with blindness, according to Scotland on Sunday on July 29. A sobering statistic indeed… particularly when considering that no less than 50% of these cases could be prevented if early intervention is pursued. According to the article, one particular survey discovered that people, if […]
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American Health Assistance Foundation Awards New Grants For Promising AMD, Glaucoma Research
(MacularDegenerations.com) The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) is once again putting its money where its mouth is as it concerns funding cutting-edge research into age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other eye-related disorders. According to a 25 July press release, the non-profit entity that funds research on age-related vision impairment announced this morning that it has […]
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UK Residents Can Defeat AMD
While getting older need not automatically mean getting age-related macular degeneration (AMD), there’s no denying that the blindness-causing eye condition largely impacts the elderly, reported a press release recently. According to the press release, loss of vision can be quite traumatic since it often robs people of at least a certain degree of their independence. […]
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Strawberry Consumption Can Help Lessen AMD Risks
(www.MacularDegenerations.com) While most people know that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, few realize just how beneficial strawberries can be as it relates to protecting eye health, according to the Western Farm Press on 12 July. Carla Haley, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Miller County extension agent, said in the […]
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Groups Want Govt. of Australia to Extend Eylea Subsidies to Patients Currently Undergoing Treatment
(MacularDegenerations.com) People living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are asking the Government of Australia to be more inclusive as per subsidies for an exciting new medication to treat the eye sickness, reported The Australian on June 26. According to the article, the federal government said recently that aflibercept, a new medication also known as Eylea, […]
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Going For a Walk Everyday Can Help Keep AMD Away
People who go for a walk each day could help to keep age-related macular degeneration (AMD) away, reported the Trinidad Guardian on June 25. While most people realize that walking can help them lose weight, stay in shape, strengthen their bones and improve their overall health, some might not understand that this form of exercise […]