Scientists may have found a way to address age-related vision changes. A new mouse study IDs a treatment to help. The treatment needs to be tested on humans, but eye doctors find the study promising.

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 ...

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 may get it. What can you tell me? — Brown Eyed ...

Toll-like receptors, or TLRs, are the immune system’s early warning sensors. They detect microbial invaders and damage signals, helping the body mount a defense. But when TLR signaling veers off ...

Age-related macular degeneration or AMD, is the biggest cause of sight loss across the world. And according to experts, smoking is among the main reasons the condition leads to total blindness.

People with a condition called wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) often receive eye injections. These shots can help improve vision and also stop the damage that causes vision to get worse.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- As we get older, we all face the risk of age-related macular degeneration. There is no cure. But local scientists are setting their sights on outer space and some high-flying ...

Current treatments sometimes fail to help people with "wet" age-related macular degeneration-- and researchers now think they know why. Wet AMD is caused by an overgrowth of blood vessels in the ...

The prescription of metformin was associated neither with the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in participants without the condition nor with progression to advanced forms of the ...

TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Current treatments sometimes fail to help people with “wet” age-related macular degeneration-- and researchers now think they know why. Wet AMD is caused by ...

Step aside, carrots — scientists have discovered a nutty new way to boost your eye health. Researchers at Tufts University recently found that eating just two handfuls of pistachios a day can guard ...