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    Month: April 2013

    How Many People are Legally Blind from Wet AMD?

    Posted on April 6, 2013 by droberts
  • April 6, 2013

    How Many People are Legally Blind from Wet AMD?

    by Dan Roberts April 2013 The latest report I have seen that provides anything close to an accurate estimate of legal blindness among people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is Wilmer Eye Institute’s “Causes and prevalence of visual impairment among adults in the United States” by Congdon N, et al (Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Apr;122(4):477-85). […]

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  • Cholesterol and AMD

    Posted on April 6, 2013April 2, 2022 by droberts
  • April 6, 2013

    Cholesterol and AMD

    by Dan Roberts Originally published and updated, April 6, 2013 This is a continuously updated review of research since 2002 on cholesterol and age-related macular degeneration. It presents studies of statin treatment and it introduces recent findings regarding reduction of cholesterol by restoring macrophages. Statins Statins are a type of cholesterol-reducing drug that lower the […]

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