Macular Degeneration and Diabetes

In the recently released EUREYE study, it was shown that there is a postive association between neovascular macular degeneration and diabetes mellitus.  The majority of risk factors associated with … [Read more...]

Hormone Use Lowers Risk of Macular Degeneration in Postmenopausal Women

Women who take postmenopausal hormones appear to have a lower risk of developing advanced stages of macular degeneration.  Researchers at the Harvard Medical School have reported that hormone … [Read more...]

Prevent Macular Degeneration – Quit Smoking

The awareness of age-related macular degeneration has been raised considerably in recent years.  Advances in macular degeneration treatments, particularly the drugs Lucentis and Macugen, have given … [Read more...]

Macular Degeneration Risk Factors

Many of the findings regarding the risk factors associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD) have been disputed through a variety of research.  The only risk factors consistently … [Read more...]