FDA Approves Susvimo for Diabetic Macular Edema
2025-02-05
Approval marks the first and only continuous delivery treatment as an alternate to regular eye injectionsContinue Reading
‘Good’ Cholesterol Could Be Bad For Glaucoma
2025-02-05
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The cholesterol that’s good for your heart health might be bad for your eye health, and vice versa, a new study says. “Good” HDL cholesterol appears to increase risk of glaucoma in people older than 55, researchers reported Feb. 4 in the BritishContinue Reading
Rural America Faces Growing Shortage of Eye Surgeons
2025-01-22
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Rural areas are facing an increasing shortage of eye surgeons who can treat conditions like cataracts, glaucoma and detached retinas, a new study says. More than 17% of patients who need an ophthalmic surgeon live in rural America, but fewer than 6% ofContinue Reading
Seniors Miss Out on Services With Medicare Advantage
2025-01-21
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Medicare Advantage isn’t that great an advantage for seniors compared with traditional Medicare, researchers say. The privatized form of Medicare offers more supplemental benefits than traditional Medicare, including dental, vision and hearing benefits. But many seniors aren’t using those additional benefits, and theirContinue Reading
Elton John Says He Has Lost His Sight
2024-12-03
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pop music legend Elton John says that he can no longer see following an eye infection he battled last summer. The prolific singer-songwriter made the announcement Sunday at a charity gala performance of “The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical,” a theater production he scored.Continue Reading
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Why Treatments Can Fail Folks With ‘Wet’ Macular Degeneration — and What Might Really Work
2024-11-05
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Current treatments sometimes fail to help people with “wet” age-related macular degeneration — and researchers now think they know why. Wet AMD is caused by an overgrowth of blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye. TheContinue Reading
Cataract Surgery Could Save Your Eyesight and Maybe Your Life
2024-10-22
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cataract surgery could restore good vision to older people and by doing so cut their odds for potentially life-threatening falls, a new study finds. Folks who got the surgery had significantly lower odds for bone fractures and brain hemorrhages linked to falling comparedContinue Reading
Light Therapy Might Help Ease ‘Dry’ Form of Macular Degeneration
2024-10-22
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Light therapy could be a useful treatment for the most common form of age-related macular degeneration, a new study says. The therapy, called photobiomodulation or “red light” therapy, can reduce the risk of vision loss and slow progression of the “dry” form ofContinue Reading
Stem Cell Therapy Might Repair Vision-Robbing Holes in Retinas
2024-10-03
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Japanese researchers have successfully used a transplant of human stem cells to close a hole in a key part of a monkey’s retina. They say the achievement could pave the way for better treatment of small gaps that form in the macula, theContinue Reading
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Scientists Get Closer to Stopping Macular Degeneration
2024-10-02
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say they’ve discovered a protein that seems crucial to the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common cause of blindness in older people. The research is in its very early stages, but it might help lead to the first effective therapyContinue Reading