Macular Degeneration

Offers information on macular degeneration, or AMD, and also how to stop age related macular degeneration.

Entries Tagged ‘Experimental Treatments’

Retinal prosthesis and fetal tissue transplant restore partial vision to the blind

(ChattahBox) — Two experimental treatments, a retinal prosthesis and fetal tissue transplant, restored some vision to people with blinding eye diseases. The findings, presented at Neuroscience 2009, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news on brain science and health, may lead to new treatments for the blind. Researchers also reported that an engineered protein restored vision in an animal model and identified ways to improve stem cell tr

Experimental Treatments Restore Partial Vision To Blind People

The new studies tested both people and animals with two degenerative eye diseases: retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. These diseases destroy the light-sensitive nerve cells in the retina, leading to blindness. …

Disabled American: Experimental Treatments Restore Partial Vision

The new studies tested both people and animals with two degenerative eye diseases: retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. These diseases destroy the light-sensitive nerve cells in the retina, leading to blindness. …