A clinical trial is investigating whether a stem cell-derived patch can replace disease-damaged cells and restore vision. Age-related macular degeneration is a steadily worsening eye disease and the ...

Researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute, part of Keck Medicine of USC, are launching a phase 2b clinical trial examining if stem cells bioengineered to replace failing cells in the retina damaged ...

A California ophthalmologist and retinal surgeon is working on a drug that could potentially prevent and even reverse damage from intermediate macular degeneration. For that moonshot, she’s looking to ...

Age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness for Americans 65 and older, is a progressive ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Gott: Could you please write something in your column about macular degeneration? I have the dry kind. Dear Reader: Macular degeneration is an age-related disorder of the eye. It causes ...

Toll-like receptors, or TLRs, are the immune system’s early warning sensors. They detect microbial invaders and damage signals, helping the body mount a defense. But when TLR signaling veers off ...

The Mediterranean diet has been linked to weight loss, lower cancer mortality, improved cardiovascular health, and sharp cognitive function. Many experts deem it the best diet for longevity as well.

Eye floaters are visual symptoms that feel like specks or cobwebs floating around in the field of vision. Age-related macular degeneration does not affect the part of the eye that would cause floaters ...

Age-related macular degeneration or AMD, is the biggest cause of sight loss across the world. And according to experts, smoking is among the main reasons the condition leads to total blindness.

Dame Judi Dench has shared an update on her vision loss, due to age-related macular degeneration. The actress, 90, "can't see anymore," and can't see the television or read anymore, she revealed ...