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

For individuals with inherited eye disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa or macular degeneration, the irreversible degeneration of the retina—a layer of photoreceptors at the back of the eye—can ...

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 ...

Additionally, when delivered as a type of gene therapy in mice with congenital retinal degeneration, it enabled sustained neuronal production and vision restoration for over six months.

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 ...

Macular degeneration and cataracts are two different eye conditions that have some shared symptoms, including blurriness and vision loss. The risk for both increases with age. Macular degeneration ...

A macular degeneration patient has difficulty with seeing fine details close up and far away. However, peripheral vision will still be normal in an affected individual. There are two main types of ...

This protein has been studied for applications in neurodegenerative diseases and retinal degeneration. Neurotech’s approach employs a capsule surgically implanted in the eye during an outpatient ...