AMD: light therapy would help relieve the “dry” form of the disease
“Red light” therapy could reduce the risk of vision loss and slow the progression of the most common form of ...
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Glaucoma, AMD: gene therapy shows promising results
Researchers have developed a gene therapy that shows promising results for treating glaucoma and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). THE ...
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AMD: “You should see your ophthalmologist every year from the age of 55”
Marc Joubert discovered at the age of 64 that his left eye was affected by exudative AMD, also called wet ...
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This Parkinson’s treatment could delay the progression of AMD
A new alternative to injections to treat AMD could soon become a reality. THE ESSENTIAL AMD is a multifactorial retinal ...
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AMD: what if regular consumption of melatonin reduced the risks?
People taking melatonin may be less likely to suffer from age-related macular degeneration. THE ESSENTIAL Taking melatonin was associated with ...
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AMD: “It took me years to tell myself that I had a disability”
Age-related Macular Degeneration or AMD is the leading cause of visual disability among people over 50. More than a million ...
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AMD: outdoor nighttime light to blame?
A link has been established between exposure to high levels of streetlights and artificial lighting and the risk of developing ...
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AMD: 5 things to know about age-related macular degeneration
© StockByte© iStockPhoto© iStockPhoto© Digital VisionTRUE. In industrialized countries, age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of low vision and ...
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AMD: what foods help protect against the disease?
Diet does not cure age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but it can help prevent it or benefit people who have it. ...
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AMD: this simple test can identify this eye disease
© Shutterstock / Aykut ErdogduThere AMD (age-related macular degeneration) is a disease that affects about 8% of the French population ...
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AMD: 2 distinct eye diseases can contribute to blindness
Two distinct eye diseases can contribute to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the leading causes of blindness in France, ...
Read moreAvastin soon authorized in AMD
In the hunt for savings on health care, Europe has just provided decisive aid to France. Avastin could be prescribed ...
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Heart attack: declining eyesight, a warning sign?
Patients affected by a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are more likely to have a heart attack or ...
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Poor eyesight or cognitive decline? Beware of confusion!
Millions of older people with poor eyesight are at risk of being misdiagnosed as having mild cognitive impairment. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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AMD: the Mediterranean diet reduces the risks
Adopting a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains and oily fish helps prevent the development of AMD, a ...
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AMD: a therapeutic test bench to better understand the evolution of the disease
Simulate in the laboratory the aging of the cells responsible for age-related macular degeneration (AMD): this is what researchers at ...
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Eating goji berries to protect your eyes from macular degeneration?
Consumed regularly in small quantities, the dried fruit would have protective properties for the eye. THE ESSENTIAL The study was ...
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AMD and cataracts could increase the risk of dementia
There is a link between eye conditions such as AMD or cataracts and an increased risk of dementia. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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AMD: a new blood biomarker to assess the risk of blindness
The discovery of a blood biomarker will make it possible to identify very early on people at risk of developing ...
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Air pollution would increase the risk of suffering from AMD
Air pollution with fine particles would accentuate age-related macular degeneration because of oxidative stress and the repeated inflammation it would ...
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Heart attack: a diet rich in omega-3s reduces the risk of death
In the three years following a heart attack, the consumption of products rich in omega-3, such as oily fish or ...
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AMD: a lead against treatment resistance
The addition of a protein to the treatment generally given to patients suffering from choroidal neovascularization shows interesting results. Age-related ...
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Treated for glaucoma, singer Fabienne Thibeault explains that she could also develop AMD
Canadian singer Fabienne Thibeault has revealed she is being treated for glaucoma and may develop age-related macular degeneration in the ...
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Breast cancer, insomnia and AMD: artificial light is bad for your health
© ShutterstockSeveral scientific studies have already focused on the (negative) impact of artificial light on human health: neon lights, LEDs ...
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Diabetes-related vision loss: AI predicts treatment outcomes
Vision loss is one of the complications encountered in diabetic patients and the conventional treatment used to treat diabetic macular ...
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AMD: an artificial retinal implant to restore sight?
According to an experiment on rats, the brain would be able to correctly combine natural vision and an artificial retinal ...
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AMD: cells implicated in the main cause of blindness in the elderly
In the United States, more than two million people are affected by age-related macular deficiency. In France, they are a ...
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A drug for the bladder would be dangerous for the retina
Elmiron is prescribed to patients with painful bladder. According to one study, nearly 25% of people who take it have ...
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Tobacco: a smoker is twice as likely to lose sight
According to a new British study, cigarette smokers are much more exposed than others to vision problems. In France, 11.5 ...
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Contact lenses that allow you to zoom in by blinking your eyes
Researchers at the University of San Diego have just developed a prototype of soft lenses controlled by eye movements: when ...
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