Latest Macular degeneration Stories
National Health Observance Elevates Awareness Around Vision Loss SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One in three Americans will experience some type of vision-impairing eye disease according to several studies. The month of May is designated as Healthy Vision Month in hopes of educating everyone about early diagnosis, and treatment relating to all vision related issues. Vision disorders are the seventh most common chronic condition for persons aged 65 and older, the ninth most...
CHICAGO, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During Healthy Vision Month in May, the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) urges adults to schedule an eye examination to check for early signs of diabetic retinopathy or age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the 2 leading causes of new cases of vision loss and blindness among adults. Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that affects more than 4 million Americans and results in the most new cases of...
Applicants Needed for Free Vision Surgeries HONOLULU, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Retina Institute of Hawaii is proud to be a part of Surgicare of Hawaii's "Day of Giving" on May 11, 2013. Dr. Karl E. Waite, MD and Sara Lynn Doolin, RNFA are pioneering the initiative on behalf of Retina Institute of Hawaii and Hawaii Cataract and Laser Institute by performing FREE surgeries at Surgicare in Honolulu for patients who do not have insurance and are having financial difficulties. Retina...
Virginia Commonwealth University Implant improves vision for patients suffering from the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. The telescope implant is designed to correct end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most advanced form of AMD and the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Patients with end-stage AMD have a central blind spot. This vision loss makes it difficult or impossible to see faces, to read and to perform everyday activities such as...
Non-invasive examination uses award-winning TRIAD telehealth network to search for signs of systemic diseases present in the retina KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hubble Telemedical, a healthcare services and information technology company, announced today the launch of its EyeQ Wellness Exam service for early disease diagnosis and prevention. The new service uses the company's award-winning TRIAD telehealth network for remote analysis of digital retinal images by...
AWARENESS SPEAKS TO GROWING INCREASE IN VISION PROBLEMS FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES: SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, of the 3.4 million Americans suffering from visual impairment, about 2.3 million are women, and those that fall into the legally blind category, 70% of them are women. Much of the vision loss is the result of age-related conditions due to women living longer than men, making them more at risk for vision diseases like macular degeneration, which is a disease...
Eye disease of the retina is leading cause of vision loss for people over 65 SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) continues to be the leading cause of visual impairment in the United States for people over age 65, according to a study recently published online in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. AMD is a potentially blinding disease that affects more than 9.1 million Americans.[1] This...
[ Watch the Video: Cholesterol-Lowering Eye Drops Could Treat Macular Degeneration ] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in Americans over the age of 50, could be treated using medications traditionally used to lower cholesterol levels, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis claim in a new study. The investigators, who detailed their findings online in the journal Cell...
International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, founding member, Dr. Randolph Kinkade prescribes new bioptic telescopic glasses for retired basketball coach suffering from vision loss. Manchester, CT (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 Former women's high school basketball coach William Baiocchi thought he had discovered a whole new definition to the term March Madness when failing vision forced him to the sidelines of his beloved game. Baiocchi, 67, suffers from a rare genetic condition...
ALBANY, New York, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Fundus Cameras Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global fundus cameras market was valued at USD 236.1 million in 2011 and is estimated to reach a market worth USD 358.3 million in 2018 at a CAGR of 6.3% from 2012 to 2018. Browse the full report...
