Tag: amd
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People Who Eat Fish at Least Once Weekly can Reduce AMD Risk by 40%
People who consume fish at least one time every week can substantially lower their risks of being diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a IRG. A recent study that over a decade-long period looked at the eating habits of close to 40,000 women, who all happened to be employed in the healthcare sector, […]
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People Nearing Retirement Age Need to go for Regular Eye Tests
People who are nearing retirement age should make routine eye checkups a part of their overall healthy living routine, reported UAB News. Ophthalmologists working at Callahan Eye Hospital, which is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), were cited in the article as saying that regular eye tests are necessary in order to […]
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Novartis Fights Use of Low-Cost Option that Rival Its AMD-Fighting Lucentis Drug
Novartis is fighting against the use of a low-cost drug option, which rival its Lucentis eye medication, in various portions of Britain, reported Reuters. Lucentis brings in annualized sales worth around $2bn and is an age-related mascular degeneration (AMD) medication that is recommended by the National institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in Britain, according […]
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AMD Cases on the Rise as Life Expectancy Rates Climb
Instances of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are on the rise as people live longer than they did in previous generations, reported The Times of India recently. Retina Foundation of Ahmedabad Founder and Chairman Dr. Pran Nagpal was cited in the report as saying at a macular symposium that AMD cases will rise as age expectancies […]
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‘Vitamin See’ Diet Can Help People See
Five hundred thousand adults in the UK are living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition that afflicts one-tenth of those older than 66 and close to one-third of those older than 75, reported the Daily Mail. According to the article, AMD damages the macula, which is in the retina, so as to render every […]
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Baby Boomers Warned to Maintain Healthy Vision
Today the Ocular Nutrition Society (ONS) released the following statement with the aim of informing Americans about the need for nutrition in maintaining healthy vision. “Significant scientific evidence exists to support the role of certain nutrients, including zinc, vitamins C and E, lutein, zeaxanthin and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, to help promote health in the […]
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April Declared Month To Focus On Eye Health
Prevent Blindness America has declared April “Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month”. Women are at higher risk of losing their vision in old age, due to their longer life expectancies, and for hormonal reasons. Macular degeneration, glaucoma, Fuchs’ dystrophy, Sjögren’s syndrome, cataracts, dry eye, and diabetic retinopathy number among the diseases to which women are […]
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Minorities at Higher Risk of Eye Disease
Minorities in the United States are at higher risk of eye disease, according to a press release from Market Watch. The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants to provide easily accessible, cheap or free eye care to Americans living in underserved areas. The foundation hopes to do so through its public service program, […]
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Bascom Palmer to Host AMD Clinal Trials
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has received IRB (institutional review board) approval for becoming the third clinical testing site in the U.S. for Advanced Cell Technology’s (ACT) embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelial cells in treating dry age-related macular degeneration. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, located in Miami and voted eight years in a row as the […]