What Are The Highest Priorities in AMD Research?

Posted on August 19, 2018November 28, 2021 by droberts

August 19, 2018

What Are The Highest Priorities in AMD Research?

Four eye health stakeholder groups have come together to help define the focus of research in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Their purpose was to prioritize clinical questions important for researchers to answer when developing clinical practice guidelines and identifying treatment outcomes important to patients. Participants in the initiative were: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Retina/Vitreous […]

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Mifepristone Still Showing Positive Results for Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

Posted on August 18, 2018 by droberts

August 18, 2018

Mifepristone Still Showing Positive Results for Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

For the past 18 years, reports have been published here on the slow progress of research for treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Sometimes misdiagnosed as early-onset age-related macular degeneration, CSC is a disease of the central retina (the macula) affecting mostly middle-aged males, and it is thought to be caused by over-production of stress […]

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Danger of Blue Light From Screens May Be Overstated

Posted on August 11, 2018July 12, 2019 by droberts

August 11, 2018

Danger of Blue Light From Screens May Be Overstated

by Dan Roberts In view of a recent surge in media reporting about blue light damage from digital devices, it is important to remember that there is no scientific evidence that blue light from such devices causes eye damage. The sun, and full spectrum lamps which imitate the sun, are the two strongest and most common […]

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What Are The Highest Priorities in AMD Research?