Apps may be available on your phone to help you monitor your wet AMD symptoms and assist you with everyday tasks such as reading, texting, and identifying objects. Advanced neovascular age-related ...

"The goal of treating macular degeneration is to keep as much vision as possible," notes Sarju Patel, MD, attending physician at Retinal Consultants of America. Referring patients to low-vision ...

If you have advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you may have some challenges in living independently. But there are tools to make life with low vision from AMD easier. Today, assistive ...

Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have a four-fold increase in their risk of developing intermediate-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared to people of the same ...

Drugs that have been used for the past 30 years to treat HIV/AIDS, could be repurposed to treat the dry form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new study suggests. AMD is a progressive ...

Helen Locklear, 75, is grateful to be able to see the flowers in her yard again. “I have a beautifully landscaped yard. I can really look at the colors of my roses and lilies. That makes me very ...

My colleagues and I, seeking to better assess the relationship between dry age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy, turned to the American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS Registry. The ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common eye condition in older adults that can affect central vision. Geographic atrophy is an advanced form of AMD that causes permanent vision changes.

Medically reviewed by Johnstone M. Kim, MD Key Takeaways Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision ...