Studies have shown that adding foods low in Glycemic Index (GI) and high in omega-3 fatty acids to the diet will reduce the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition which is rapidly becoming the leading cause of…
Gene variants can predict whether or not a person is likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a study has shown. But, when routine genetic testing can cost a patient several hundred dollars, how beneficial is it to detect AMD…
We are now three years into the ‘Decade of vision’, a resolution passed by the US Senate to recognise the 40th anniversary of the National Eye Institute (NEI) and back their efforts to prevent blindness and to save and restore…
News that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of Eylea – a further drug to treat wet age-related degeneration (AMD) – has been well received by bodies such as the Royal National Institute for Blind…
Antihypertensives, including angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and beta blockers, may have the additional benefit of lowering the risk of both forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a large retrospective study shows. Dr. Partho Kalyani, a fellow in the Department of Ophthalmology…
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eyesight condition which develops as people age and is most often seen in people aged over 65, although it is also increasingly developed by those in their 40s and 50s. Left untreated the disease…
Each day it is estimated that 100 people in the UK begin to lose their sight. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is campaigning for over 50s to have their eyesight examined in order to detect the earlier signs of…
Are “westernised” habits affecting Asian eyesight? Weights have soared in Malaysia which is statistically the fattest country in South-East Asia with two in five adults classed as overweight. This has caused a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes and as…
Eye health professionals are always focusing on the prevention of eye diseases; ensuring that patients avoid losing their sight is of the highest priority. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a condition which usually damages the sight of older adults, but…
Over 300 optometrists tested the new portable MPS II macular pigment scanner on the Topcon stand at Optrafair 2013. The event comes ahead of the announcement of the AREDS 2 trial next month which is widely expected to produce more evidence for…