Quitting smoking and getting regular eye exams may lower your risk of macular degeneration. Eating a Mediterranean diet can reduce your risk of advanced AMD by 41%. You can wear sunglasses that block ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition. More than 40% of Americans can't see clearly at a distance because their eye is longer than normal. Usually myopia doesn't cause any problems ...

Stargardt disease, the most common form of juvenile macular degeneration, results from biallelic mutations in the ABCA4 gene. In a recently published study, researchers at the Institute of Molecular ...

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Macular degeneration and macular dystrophy are eye conditions affecting the center of the retina. Although they share overlapping symptoms, their root causes and treatments differ. Macular ...

Macular degeneration is a condition that affects a small part of the retina at the back of the eye, called the macula. It can cause visual disturbances, such as blurring, blind spots, and distorted ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye, and it marks the first of a three-part series on dry ...

Some foods that can be incorporated into your diet to help prevent or slow the progression of macular degeneration include leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, and fruits. While there is no way to ...

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 ...

The back of your eye has a layer called the retina that converts light into signals. Your brain interprets those signals as images. The middle of the retina has a small area called the macula. It's in ...

Age-related macular degeneration, also called AMD, is the deterioration of the center of the retina called the macula. The macula is the part of the retina which is responsible for our central vision ...