In advanced dry disease, a key problem is failure of retinal pigment epithelium, often shortened to RPE. These cells help ...

David Ming Pon, MD, an ophthalmologist based in Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for convincing patients they needed treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration when they didn’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. José-Alain Sahel, M.D., holding the PRIMA implant. (CREDIT: UPMC) A small wireless chip and a pair of smart glasses are offering ...

Macular telangiectasia type 2, also known as MacTel, is a rare eye disease that can lead to vision loss. Although MacTel rarely leads to total blindness, it does cause a decline of sharp central ...

The study found significant intra-group CMT reductions in the DEX-I group, with a higher percentage reduction than the anti-VEGF group. Visual acuity and central macular thickness improved in patients ...

Nov. 10 -- MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Cataract surgery doesn't appear to speed the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study that challenges the belief ...

Macular degeneration is a condition that affects the retina, which is neural tissue that lines the back of the eye, like wallpaper in a room. There is an important area in the retina called the macula ...

Large studies show that individuals who undergo cataract surgery have a lower risk of developing dementia compared with those ...

Modern cataract surgery is a safe, effective procedure, but it wasn't always this way. The earliest record dates back to the ...