Obesity may be number one non-genetic risk factor for developing AMD, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Jan 2023 2:30 PM GMTResearchers at Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosement in Montreal have found in a new study published in the prestigious journal Science that obesity or...
Age-related macular degeneration confers greater risk of COVID-19 infection and mortality Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Jan 2023 3:30 AM GMTUSA: Findings from a new study, published in Journal of Clinical Medicine, adds to the body of evidence that patients with age-related macular...
Metformin reduces odds of developing Acute Macular Degeneration among diabetes patients Dr.Niharika Harsha B22 Dec 2022 2:30 PM GMTA recent meta-analysis found that diabetic patients using Metformin have decreased odds of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The...
Structural variation in APOE beyond ε2/ε3/ε4 variants may be important for risk of AMD: JAMA Dr Ishan Kataria12 Dec 2022 2:30 PM GMTAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible late-onset blindness in high-income countries. Apolipoprotein E (apoE)...
Aflibercept outperforms bevacizumab for weaning off at one year among wet AMD patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Dec 2022 2:30 PM GMTResearchers at Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found in a new study that nearly half of patients of age-related macular...
AMD associated with heart damage from HF, heart attacks or advanced heart valve disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Nov 2022 2:30 PM GMTResearchers at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai have found in a new study that Patients with a specific form of age-related macular...
Skipping breakfast appears to have a protective effect against the development of AMD: study Dr. Shravani Dali26 July 2022 2:30 PM GMTSkipping breakfast appears to have a protective effect against the development of age-related macular degeneration according to a recent study...
Faricimab reduces treatment burden of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: Lancet Jacinthlyn Sylvia20 July 2022 2:30 PM GMTA new study published in The Lancet suggests that Faricimab can effectively prolong the duration between treatments with continued efficacy and reduce...
Metformin associated with reduced risk of glaucoma and macular degeneration: Study Dr. Shravani Dali24 Jun 2022 7:00 AM GMTMetformin was associated with a lower risk of OAG, and treatment with other diabetes medication was associated with a lower risk of AMD." The study,...
Brolucizumab noninferior to aflibercept in improving visual acuity in age-related macular degeneration Jacinthlyn Sylvia10 Jun 2022 2:00 PM GMTUSA: Visual acuity outcomes in participants previously treated with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (n-AMD) and persistent retinal fluid...
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements improve vision and QoL in patients with AMD Medical Dialogues Editorial Team3 May 2022 3:41 PM GMTOral omega-3 fatty acid supplementation (3.7g; EPA:DHA=5:1) improves actual and perceived vision in individuals with dry age-related macular...
Presence of reticular pseudodrusen not tied to progression of intermediate AMD: Study Medha Baranwal19 April 2022 3:30 AM GMTAustralia: The presence of reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) in people with intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is not significantly...
