Macular Degeneration

The Statement: Florence Mackie of North Carolina writes to CNN, “I got a disturbing e-mail that said the new health bill would not help a person with macular degeneration until they lost the vision in one eye first.” She asks, “Is this true?” The facts and the verdict after the jump: The Facts: Macular degeneration is a disease that gradually destroys sharp, central vision. Chances of suffering from it increase with old age. Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) http://www.

The treatment will tackle age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness. The disease involves the loss of eye cells. Under the new treatment, embryonic stem cells are transformed into replicas of the missing …