Author: Dr. Shaun Larsen
Pinhole Test for Macular Degeneration
Pinhole Test for Macular Degeneration Macular degeneration patients will typically not show an improvement in visual acuity when looking through a pinhole, making this test useful in identifying whether refractive error or other media opacities may be the source of their visual impairment. Photostress recovery testing should also be administered (see Chapter 3). This tests…
Stem Cell Treatment for Macular Degeneration
A Helpful, Hopeful, and Evidence Based Guide Age related macular degeneration, or AMD, affects millions of people. Many readers share the same question: Can stem cell AMD treatments really restore vision or stop the disease from getting worse? There is a lot of hope around stem cell therapy for macular degeneration. But there is also…
Pinhole Test for Macular Degeneration
Medically reviewed by Shaun Larsen, OD – Doctor of Optometry, Southern College of Optometry. Last clinically reviewed: July 2026 | Next scheduled review: July 2027 In brief: the pinhole test is a fast way of separating blur caused by the eye’s focusing optics from blur caused by disease behind them. Looking through a small aperture,…
How Do You Fix Macular Degeneration?
How Do You Fix Macular Degeneration? Macular degeneration is a condition in which central vision progressively declines while peripheral (side) vision remains intact. Symptoms include the degradation of retinal macula appearance, manifested as yellow deposits known as drusen underneath the retina. A comprehensive dilated eye exam will detect this condition; treatment options include medication, injections,…
Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Clocks
Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Clocks Macular degeneration can result in the gradual degradation of central vision, typically without impacting peripheral (side) vision or leading to blindness. There are various optical and non-optical aids available to aid everyday tasks for patients with low vision. Services like libraries that offer talking books and banks that provide…
Treatment Options For Wet Macular Degeneration
Treatment Options For Wet Macular Degeneration Macular degeneration can damage the central portion of your vision, leaving you with blurry or missing central vision. But treatment options may slow the loss of vision while helping adjust to changes in your visual field. Eye care specialists can treat wet macular degeneration with laser light by shining…
Lucentis Injections Improve Vision in Patients With Age Related Macular Degeneration
Lucentis Injections Improve Vision in Patients With Age Related Macular Degeneration Lucentis is an anti VEGF injection designed to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Multiple randomised controlled trials have demonstrated its efficacy at improving vision in those suffering from wet AMD. Treatment for wet AMD involves monthly injections into each eye. Patients suffering from…
Eye Exams and Macular Degeneration Treatment
Eye Exams and Macular Degeneration Treatment Regular eye exams are the key to early macular degeneration detection and slowing its progress. Signs include blurry, hazy or straight-ahead vision with blind spots appearing later. Glaucoma causes irreversible vision loss, with treatment designed to lower eye pressure and prevent further optic nerve damage and vision loss. Open-angle…
Eye Disease Treatment
Eye Disease Treatment Your eye care professional will check your vision and check for signs of AMD. He or she may use dilation drops to dilate, or widen, your pupils and allow the doctor to see more clearly into your eye’s back surface. Dry AMD often occurs gradually and you may not notice any change…
Eye Exams and Macular Degeneration Treatment
Eye Exams and Macular Degeneration Treatment Regular eye exams are the key to early macular degeneration detection and slowing its progress. Signs include blurry, hazy or straight-ahead vision with blind spots appearing later. Glaucoma causes irreversible vision loss, with treatment designed to lower eye pressure and prevent further optic nerve damage and vision loss. Open-angle…
Latest Treatment For Macular Degeneration
Latest Treatment For Macular Degeneration Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye condition that leads to central vision blurring and is one of the leading causes of blindness among adults over 60 in Western countries. AMD can be divided into two forms, wet and atrophic. Wet AMD is distinguished by abnormal blood vessel growth under…
The Difference Between Wet and Dry AMD
The Difference Between Wet and Dry AMD People living with wet AMD could benefit from injectable drugs that block growth factors that cause abnormal blood vessels to grow and leak, according to new studies. Your physician will use fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) to monitor what’s going on with your retina, including testing…
