Light Therapy Might Help Ease 'Dry' Form of Macular Degeneration

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2024
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Light therapy could be a useful treatment for the most common form of age-related macular degeneration, a new study says.

The therapy, called phot...

Scientists Get Closer to Stopping Macular Degeneration

• October 2, 2024
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Scientists say they've discovered a protein that seems crucial to the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common cause of blindness in ol...

Healthy Tips to Protect Your Eyes' Retinas as You Age

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• September 8, 2024
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Getting older tends to go hand in hand with failing vision, but eye experts say there are things you can do to preserve your sight as you age.

The risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy increases among seniors, but vision loss and blindne...

Daily Supplements May Slow 'Dry' Form of Macular Degeneration

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 22, 2024
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Daily supplements can slow loss of vision related to late-stage “dry” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new study finds.

The r...

Robotic Procedure Helps Treat Macular Degeneration

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 13, 2024
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Robot-guided radiation therapy can improve treatment for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among American seniors, a new study shows.

Precisely targeted radiation treatment reduced by a quarter the number of routine injectio...

Diagnosed With Macular Degeneration? Here's What You Need to Know

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• February 6, 2024
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Age-related macular degeneration can lead to vision loss in seniors, but new therapies have offered fresh hope for preserving eyesight later in life, eye experts say.

These cutting-edge therapies benefit both the dry and wet types of age-related macular degeneration (AMD...

Drug Choice Might Matter for Patients With Macular Degeneration

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• December 7, 2022
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One of the two most common drugs used to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appears better than the other, a new, small study suggests.

Among 106 patients with "wet" age-related macular degeneration, 50% of those treated with aflibercept (Eylea) could be weaned...

Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• November 6, 2022
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Routine eye checks can help ensure seniors know if they're developing any age-related vision issues.

An expert from Baylor College of Medicine spells out what seniors need to know.

"Don't blame vision issues on just aging eyes. Get your eyes checked out because it ...

Almost 20 Million Older Americans Live With Sight-Robbing Macular Degeneration

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• November 4, 2022
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In a finding that suggests more Americans than ever are struggling with their sight as they get older, researchers report that nearly 20 million adults have age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Broken down, about 18.3 million people aged 40 and up had an early stage o...

'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best

• By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
• July 15, 2022
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An off-brand medication for diabetic macular edema might prove just as effective in early treatment as its more expensive alternative, potentially saving patients thousands of dollars, new r...

Vision Issues Could Raise Odds for Dementia

• By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• June 29, 2022
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Untreated vision loss may put an older adult at an increased risk for dementia, though it's not clear why, according to a new study.

Researchers found that the likelihood of having some form of cognitive impairment was 137% higher in seniors who had trouble seeing than i...

Could Eye Trouble Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests?

• By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
• May 20, 2022
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Poor eyesight makes it harder to read and easier to trip. But it can also lead to a misdiagnosis of mild mental decline in older people, according to a new, small study.

That can happen if someone's thinking abilities are assessed using vision-dependent tests, researcher...

Lifestyle Factors Key to Keeping Good Vision With Age

• March 5, 2022
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Keeping your drinking and your weight in check can help protect your sight as you age, experts say.

Moderate to heavy drinking is associated with a higher risk of a sight-threatening condition called age-related macular degeneration (AMD). A poor diet and excess weight c...

Macular Degeneration Can Rob You of Sight: Know the Signs

• February 6, 2022
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Early diagnosis and care can often stop the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is the leading cause of vision loss in older Americans, the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) says.

As part of AMD Awareness Month in February, the societ...

Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• January 24, 2022
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Injection medications can save the vision of older people with macular degeneration, but the ongoing regimen is taxing. Now a preliminary study raises the possibility that some patients can safely be "weaned off" the treatment.

Researchers found that of just over 100 pat...

Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women

• Robert Preidt
• October 27, 2021
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Midlife vision problems could increase women's risk of depression, new research suggests.

Rates of eye problems and depression rise during midlife, but knowledge about how vision affects depression at that time has been limited. The new study identified a significant lin...

Common Eye Conditions Tied to Higher Risk for Dementia

• Steven Reinberg and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters
• September 17, 2021
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Diseases that can rob you of vision as you age also appear to be tied to an increased risk for dementia, a new study finds.

Specifically, age-related macular degeneration, cataracts and diabetes-related eye disease were linked with a higher likelihood of dementia, resear...