Many of us are painfully aware of our body's increasing number of shortcomings as we get older. Sagging skin, hearing loss, receding hairlines and tending to use the bathroom more frequently than we ...
Iconic Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks, 76, revealed she was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Macular degeneration is an eye disease, usually age ...
If your vision is blurry or fuzzy, or if you notice that straight lines appear curved or wavy, they could be symptoms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This eye condition is more common in ...
Unfortunately, having a parent or sibling with macular degeneration does indeed increase your risk of getting it by three to four times. But the good news is there are things you can do to protect ...
Scientists restored aging vision in mice with a missing fat, offering hope for new treatments against macular degeneration ...
Judi Dench says macular degeneration has affected her vision. (Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images) Dench has shared in previous interviews that the condition has affected her ability to read ...
Fixing problems with cholesterol metabolism might help slow or prevent a common cause of age-related vision loss, a new WashU Medicine study in mice has shown. Pictured are color-stained retinal ...
Share on Pinterest The FDA has approved biosimilars for macular degeneration treatment. recep-bg/Getty Images The FDA approved two biosimilars for Eylea (aflibercept), a drug used to treat age-related ...
Macular degeneration (MD) is characterised by the progressive breakdown of the macula, the portion of the retina responsible for sharp, central vision, leading to visual distortion or loss.
Dear Savvy Senior, Is macular degeneration hereditary? My mother lost much of her vision from it before she died, and now at age 65, I’m concerned I could get it, too. What can you tell me? — Brown ...