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    Month: November 2008

    Brain Reorganizes to Adjust for Loss of Vision

    Posted on November 20, 2008 by droberts
  • November 20, 2008

    Brain Reorganizes to Adjust for Loss of Vision

    Atlanta (November 20, 2008) – A new study from Georgia Tech shows that when patients with macular degeneration focus on using another part of their retina to compensate for their loss of central vision, their brain seems to compensate by reorganizing its neural connections. Age related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss […]

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    • Research and Developments
  • Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 Linked to Dry AMD

    Posted on November 10, 2008 by droberts
  • November 10, 2008

    Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 Linked to Dry AMD

    by Dan Roberts (Updated November 10, 2008) Concentration of two cytokines, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8, have been found in two different studies to be potential biomarkers for incidence of dry AMD. Cytokines are signaling compounds in the cells that are involved in a variety of immunological, inflammatory, and infectious diseases. Janice C. Law, MD, and her […]

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  • A Summary of Risk Factors for AMD

    Posted on November 6, 2008November 15, 2020 by droberts
  • November 6, 2008

    A Summary of Risk Factors for AMD

    by Wendy Strouse Watt, O.D. October 2003 (Updated November 2008) Research has revealed new risk factors in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Called epidemiological studies, they show correlations of the disease with obesity and consumption of certain dietary fats. These discoveries are being added to the list of more commonly-known risk factors, including […]

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