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New treatment for AMD approved for NHS patients
Wednesday 13 January 2021A new treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration could see patients receiving just four injections a year.
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New treatment for AMD approved for NHS patients
13 Jan 2021 -
Could omega-3 halve your risk of developing AMD?
Monday 11 January 2021Several studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids (particularly one known as DHA) may help protect adult eyes from macular degeneration and dry eye syndrome.
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Could omega-3 halve your risk of developing AMD?
11 Jan 2021 -
Sight ranked the most valuable sense
Monday 07 October 2019A new study by the City, University of London has found the UK general public rank sight as the most valuable sense you possess.
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Sight ranked the most valuable sense
7 Oct 2019 -
Welcome trial news for AMD sufferers
Monday 17 December 2018A recent trial involving 220 macular degeneration sufferers has shown that a “long-acting port delivery system” (in other words, a slow-release implant) has allowed some of the trial group to go up to 15 months between treatments.
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Welcome trial news for AMD sufferers
17 Dec 2018 -
A step closer to eye drops for AMD
Monday 19 November 2018Last year, a team from the University of Birmingham invented a method of delivering macular degeneration drugs which are currently injected into the eyeball as eye drops.
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A step closer to eye drops for AMD
19 Nov 2018 -
New implant for wet AMD gives positive early results
Thursday 12 July 2018Scientists have thought for some time that stem cell therapy could provide an answer to various forms of age-related sight loss, but recent trials have largely proved unsuccessful.
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New implant for wet AMD gives positive early results
12 Jul 2018 -
Could work-outs lead to Macular Degeneration?
Thursday 26 April 2018A study of over 200,000 Korean adults into the relationship between exercise and the onset of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) has delivered an unexpected conclusion: exercise is associated with an increased risk of AMD.
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Could work-outs lead to Macular Degeneration?
26 Apr 2018 -
Scientists use virus to halt the progress of Macular Degeneration
Thursday 17 August 2017Phase 1 clinical trials have shown that a new therapy which uses viruses to introduce a gene into the eye is potentially safe for humans, and that it may be effective in preserving the vision of people with wet age-related macular degeneration.
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Scientists use virus to halt the progress of Macular Degeneration
17 Aug 2017 -
Revolutionary eye drop treatment for Macular Degeneration
Monday 22 May 2017Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a new therapy for age-related macular degeneration which could spell the end of painful injections for sufferers. The news offers new hope for over 600,000 people in the UK who are afflicted with t
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Revolutionary eye drop treatment for Macular Degeneration
22 May 2017 -
Long-term results show gene therapy could help those with macular degeneration
Thursday 04 August 2016A pioneering treatment is giving new hope to those with macular degeneration. A team at Oxford University have successfully used gene therapy over the long-term to reverse sight loss in a group of patients in the UK and US who otherwise would have gone bl
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Long-term results show gene therapy could help those with macular degeneration
4 Aug 2016 -
Latest research Links Smoking and AMD
Monday 23 March 2015One of the lesser-known facts about Macular Degeneration is its relationship to smoking.
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Latest research Links Smoking and AMD
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New Laser Therapy for Macular Degeneration
Thursday 27 November 2014Researchers at the University of Melbourne have found that a new, low-impact energy laser treatment used on a group of patients with early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has produced positive results without adverse side effects.
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New Laser Therapy for Macular Degeneration
27 Nov 2014
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