Author: Dr. Shaun Larsen
Macular Degeneration Types and Treatment
Macular degeneration, also known as macular atrophy, refers to the progressive degradation or breakdown of your retina’s central region known as the macula. As this condition advances it causes blurring in your central vision making reading or driving difficult and faces harder to recognize among other things. Reduce your risk of AMD by eating foods…
What is the Newest Treatment for Wet Macular Degeneration?
Neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration accounts for most vision loss among people aged 60 or above, caused when abnormal blood vessels form and leak within the macula, leading to blurred vision and vision loss. Drugs designed to block the growth and leakage of abnormal blood vessels can significantly slow the progression of wet AMD, but…
Is There a Stargardt Eye Disease Cure?
Stargardt disease is caused by mutations to ABCA4, which normally produces a protein to clear away fatty deposits under the retina. When this gene becomes defective, fatty material accumulates under the retina and destroys light-sensitive cells responsible for central vision, leading to yellowish clumps accumulating beneath. Doctors advise using UV protective sunglasses and avoiding supplements…
Wet Eye Macular Degeneration Causes Vision Loss
ARMD typically results from light-sensitive cells dying and depositing deposits known as drusen under the retina, leading to hazy vision with straight lines appearing crookedly. Wet eye macular degeneration occurs when abnormal blood vessels form beneath the retina and leak fluid that damages the macula, leading to rapid vision loss in central vision areas. Drusen…
Is There Any Cure For Macular Degeneration?
Macular degeneration occurs when part of the retina known as the macula becomes damaged, leading to central vision becoming fuzzy and making fine details difficult to see clearly whether you’re close up or far away from objects being observed. However, this does not affect side vision (peripheral). Visudyne is an eyedrop medication prescribed to patients…
What is the Treatment For Macular Degeneration?
Macular degeneration is an insidious condition that threatens central vision. This damage occurs through the loss of light-sensing cells in your retina and can result in blurry, hazy or blind spots in your vision. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is more prevalent among older people and typically develops slowly over time, impacting both eyes at different rates.…
Avastin Injection For Macular Degeneration
Doctors across America have been saving sight using an injectable drug that slows the formation of new blood vessels under the retina, helping people suffering from wet age-related macular degeneration and proliferative diabetic retinopathy regain vision loss. Lucentis and its chemically similar cousin Avastin developed by San Francisco-based Genentech are proven to be both safe…
Medications and Injections Are Not the Only Treatment For Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness among adults over 50 and can be prevented or delayed with vitamin regimens and medications that block abnormal blood vessel growth or leakage. Lucentis and Avastin, two similar medications that work to stop and reverse vision loss caused by wet AMD, can be…
Treatment For Stargardt Disease Using Stem Cells
Stargardt disease is an inherited disorder of the retina (light processing tissue lining the inside of your eye). The macula, an essential region in your retina, is especially vulnerable. Stargardt disease affects people slowly, gradually decreasing central vision over time. They should protect their eyes by wearing sunglasses in direct sunlight and avoid taking excessive…
Stargardt Eye Disease Treatment
Stargardt disease is an inherited form of macular degeneration that results in loss of central vision, distortions to straight lines and poor color vision. Disease occurs when fatty material builds up in the macula, an area necessary for sharp, clear vision. It usually appears during childhood; however, symptoms may not manifest themselves until adulthood. 1.…
Can Cataract Surgery Make Macular Degeneration Worse?
Cataracts cause vision to decrease over time and can be addressed with surgery to remove the cloudy lens. Although the procedure is relatively minor and safe, surgery should only be considered when a cataract impairs work or leisure activities. An intraocular lens (IOL), placed by your surgeon, will improve your vision by directing light onto…
Macular Degeneration Symptoms
Macular degeneration is a prevalent eye disease that compromises central vision. While not causing complete blindness, macular degeneration makes reading, driving and other activities requiring straight ahead vision more challenging. Macular degeneration comes in two varieties, dry and wet. Wet macular degeneration occurs when abnormal blood vessels grow under the retina and leak blood or…
