A research team has discovered that accumulated DNA damage in the retina is a key contributor to age-related macular degeneration and that targeting specific retinal cell types may lead to treatments ...
There are currently no treatments to replace the damaged macula in the retina, which is a leading cause of blindness. In a new study published in the journal Development, researchers from the ...
It is caused by abnormal blood vessel growth (a condition referred to as 'wet' macular degeneration) or atrophy and accumulation of debris ('dry' macular degeneration), both of which damage the ...