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Bent lines, strange colors may signal ‘AMD’

May 27, 2002 - 12:00am

People who see the world differently with their eyes aren’t necessarily being romantic or cynical. They may be suffering from a serious disease called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause...

Science and Environment

Regular eye tests may prevent AMD

May 13, 2002 - 12:00am

People over 50 should have regular eye examinations at least once a year to detect the early signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in that age group. This is highly recommended...

Science and Environment

Are you a candidate for age-related blindness?

May 6, 2002 - 12:00am

Do you smoke? Are you suffering from hypertension? Are you always exposed to sunlight? If you answered "yes" to these questions and are over 50 years old, you’re at risk for age-related macular degeneration...

Science and Environment

7.5-M people will go blind by 2020 due to age-related disease

February 25, 2002 - 12:00am

By 2020, as many as 7.5 million people over 65 years old may suffer from vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This grim scenario comes from Drs. Gisele Soubrane of the Clinique Opthamologique...

Science and Environment

New treatment for age-old blindness

December 17, 2001 - 12:00am

A new treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that affects 30 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of blindness in people over 50, was recently introduced by Novartis Healthcare...

Science and Environment