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AMD Clinical Trial Enrollment Disparities Show Gaps in Racial and Ethnic Representation

Despite balanced participation based on sex, a new study uncovers significant underreporting of minority groups, urging for more equitable inclusion in future research.
January 14, 2025

Global Survey of Patients with Wet AMD Reveals Challenges, Burdens for Patients

Reducing appointment burden, improving the availability and quality of educational materials and focusing on therapies to extend treatment intervals could potentially improve vision outcomes.
January 9, 2025

AMD Patients More Likely to Undergo Heart Valve-related Procedure

The presence of certain cardiovascular conditions may indicate a predisposition to developing the condition, researchers speculate.
January 7, 2025

High Omega-3s and DHA Plasma Levels Could Reduce Risk of AMD

An increase of 1mmol/L in either corresponded to a 20% and 35% reduction in disease incidence over 13 years.
December 12, 2024

Researchers Argue AMD Should be Considered a Panretinal Disease

Peripheral drusen, visible on ultra-widefield imaging, accompanied macular findings in some cases, but were not correlated with risk of disease progression.
December 5, 2024

Current Data on Infectious Hypothesis in AMD Remains Unclear

A recent review highlighted the diversity of possible interactions between microbial agents and disease development.
December 4, 2024

Contrast Sensitivity Change Detects Photoreceptor Dysfunction in Intermediate AMD

Researchers encourage attention to visual markers of disease beyond acuity as a strategy for revealing progression earlier.
November 27, 2024

Dopamine Precursor Linked to 32% Risk Reduction in New-Onset GA Detection

This was true for a period of five years, indicating that levodopa exposure may reduce likelihood of development.
November 15, 2024

Choroidal Thickness, Vascularity Index Help Stratify AMD Progression Risk

Eyes with exudative disease showed the highest annual rate of thinning, while CVI was most reduced in those with central atrophy.
November 8, 2024

Study Identifies Novel Susceptibility Locus for Myopic MNV

It also revealed a shared genetic predisposition with AMD.
November 5, 2024