one central and five peripheral areas were selected from serial sections. Each sample was scored as: absent (0); mild (1); moderate (2); and severe damage (3). Tongue tissue damage was defined as the ...

Wenzhou Medical University and collaborating institutions have identified a population of human neural retinal stem-like ...

Central serous retinopathy and macular degeneration both affect the retinas in your eyes, but one does not lead to the other. They share similar symptoms but have differing causes and risk factors.

Is there a link between age-related macular degeneration and Alzheimer's disease? Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is a common eye condition and also a leading cause of vision loss among ...

Myopic macular degeneration (MMD) is a serious eye condition that can cause vision loss that gets worse over time. Treatment may help reduce complications of MMD. Myopic macular degeneration (MMD ...

Scientists have identified never-before-seen cells in the human eye that could potentially help reverse vision loss caused by common diseases, such as macular degeneration. The researchers discovered ...

Macular degeneration usually refers to the age-related degenerative changes in the retina that can result in loss of central vision. It is caused by abnormal blood vessel growth (a condition ...

including various types of retinitis pigmentosa and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)," said Patricia Becerra, Ph.D., chief of NIH's Section on Protein Structure and Function at the ...

This isn’t just an odd visual quirk — it’s one of the earliest and most telling signs of age-related macular degeneration ... begins by stealing your peripheral vision so gradually that ...