A new study has linked moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), characterized by low oxygen levels overnight, with an increased risk of developing wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health organization, is announcing Dec. 2-8, 2024, as its fourth annual Geographic Atrophy (GA) Awareness Week. GA is an advanced form of dry ...
There are two forms of age-related macular degeneration, one non-neovascular – the dry, or atrophic, form, and one neovascular – the wet, or exudative form (AMDn). The latter is the less ...
What is laser photocoagulation for AMD? Laser photocoagulation is a type of laser surgery for the eyes. It's done to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD can lead to vision loss. The ...