Here’s an excellent summary of the research and developments in the field of AMD. It’s done by Dan Roberts of mdsupport.org which is a site I highly recommend for both information and support.
Click here for the audio with slides presentation. You don’t have to be able to see the slides, the audio is very clear.
Click here for a transcript of the presentation.
We can’t transplant the retina (yet) but researchers in Italy have had success replacing damaged tissue below the retina in the choroid layer with tissue from the patient because it has less chance of being rejected. Tissue taken from the patient and moved to the choroid is called autologous choroidal transplantation.
Click here to review ‘the science stuff’ regarding how the eye is structured.
Here are 2 articles about the procedure.
Click here for a more technically-oriented article in Ocular Surgery News.
Click here for an easier to read version in WebRN.
April 10, 2016
For those who have intermediate and advanced AMD, doctors recommend the nutritional supplement that came through 2 NIH research studies: AREDS & AREDS2. If you haven’t already done so, please read our post What about those eye vitamins?
The only product that has all the nutrients from the AREDS2 study is made by Bausch + Lomb PreserVision. CVS put their store brand supplement next to this one and labeled it “comparable to ongoing study formula in AREDS2.” A 91-year-old woman was diagnosed with AMD and the doctor prescribed the PreserVision product but because of the label, she switched to the CVS brand because it was half the price.
It is NOT comparable. To read the whole story, click here.
April 11, 2016
Article from India:
With a surge in eye-related diseases in India, Ophthalmologist have said smoking is emerging as one of the major reasons behind vision-loss among patients. However, only 10-20 percent people are aware of it.
According to the doctors, several studies have shown that smoking increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and dry eye syndrome.
Click here to read the entire article.
My Macular Degeneration Journal 