(Updated 7/29/19) Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease of the retina wherein the light-sensing cells in the central area of vision (the macula) stop working and eventually die. The disease is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, and it is most common in people who are age [Read More]
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Travels With Charlie
About the Author Travel Companions Why Travel? Mobility Let’s Go For a Walk Vision and Seeing Let Your Ears Be Your Eyes A Computer and You The Final Journey, Part 1 The Final Journey, Part 2 Friends, Neighbors, and Relations: Alternative Sources for Transportation About the Author Charlie Zell was president of the Organization of Macular [Read More]
Charles Bonnet Syndrome Officially Recognized
After years of intensive public education efforts about the causes and symptoms of a mysterious hallucinatory condition affecting visually impaired people, Prevent Blindness and other patient advocacy organizations are pleased that Charles Bonnet Syndrome will soon be officially recognized by eye care professionals around the world. As described in the latest revision of the International [Read More]
Summary of Research and Developments-2019
This is our 14th annual summary presented to the International Low Vision Support Group about leading research and developments during the past 12 months in the fields of blindness and low vision. Most activity has been in the fields of anti-VEGF treatment and gene replacement therapy. We have also seen promising work with stem cell [Read More]
Why Do More Women Than Men Have AMD?
Nearly every reliable resource on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) will reveal that more women than men are affected by the disease. Some even go so far as to offer questionable statistics like “About 2/3 of people with AMD are women and 1/3 men”.(1) To explain, writers offer that women live longer than men, or that [Read More]