A study of 33,068 patients has shown a link between the thinning of the retinal nerve and poor cognition – an important and clear warning of early stage Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of…
The RNIB likens sight loss to bereavement, with people experiencing long-lasting mental health ramifications as well as the physical sight loss itself. The wet form of AMD, present in about 10-15% of cases, causes permanent sight loss and very immediate…
How well educated are your patients about the types of age-related macular degeneration? The symptoms of dry and wet AMD are similar but their prognosis can be very different, with wet developing much quicker and requiring treatment immediately. Dry can…