| Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) & the Aging Population
As the baby boomer cohort approaches retirement age, vision loss and illness among the elderly will reach near-crisis proportions. Aging is the greatest risk factor for vision loss, and the leading cause of that loss is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition that causes irreversible damage to vision.
At the back of the eye, there is a thin layer of light-sensitive tissue called the retina. Light is focused behind the retina onto a small spot called the macula. The macula then pr...Read More |
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| AMD
AMD occurs when the macula, the area at the back of the retina that produces the sharpest vision, deteriorates over time. Women younger than age 75 years who eat diets rich in the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin may have a reduced risk of developing AMD Women younger than age 75 years who eat diets rich in the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin may have a reduced risk of developing the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in the August issue o...Read More |
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| AMD Discovery
AMD Discovery: New Hope for Treatment of Vision Loss "This discovery brings us one step closer to treating dry AMD which could significantly improve the quality of life of seniors who are most affected by this eye disease"
Scientists have won a major battle in the fight against age-related macular degeneration or AMD a blinding eye disease that affects millions of people. An international team led by researchers at Sainte-Justine Hospital and the Université de Montréal has iden...Read More |
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| AMD Protection May Come From Select Veggies
AMD occurs when the macula the area at the back of the retina that produces the sharpest vision deteriorates over time. Women younger than age 75 years who eat diets rich in the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin may have a reduced risk of developing AMD Women younger than age 75 years who eat diets rich in the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin may have a reduced risk of developing the eye disease age-related macular degeneration according to a report in the August issue of A...Read More |
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| AMD: Healthy Eating is Essential for Saving Your Vision
Introduction
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of irreversible vision loss in developed countries. Estimates of how many people are affected vary considerably, but the percentage of the population with it increases with age. While only 2% of people aged 50 to 59 have the disease, the incidence rises to nearly 30% by the age of 75 years. Therefore, the greatest risk factor for developing this condition is age....Read More |
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| AMD: Known Risk Factors
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in Canada and the US. AMD is an irreversible type of progressive degeneration of the area of the retina that is most important for sharp, clear vision. While AMD is not curable, it is possible to reduce the risk of developing this devastating condition and slowing down the rate of progression.
The photograph shows deposits in the retina (light colored spots) and leaking blood...Read More |
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| AMD: The Role of Genetic Testing in the Use of Ocular Multivitamin Supplements
Vision Preservation and Your DNA
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in North America, due to its progressive disease course and its devastating effects on central vision loss.
AMD is classified into two main categories based on damage to the macular area of the retina as dry AMD , seen in patients with early signs of deposits in the retina, and wet AMD , a later, more aggressive stage of t...Read More |
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| AMD: The Sneak Thief of Vision
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is considered to be the leading cause of functional vision loss in people over the age of 55 in the western world. Estimates of how many people are affected vary considerably, but the percentage of the population with it increases with age. While only 2% of people aged 50 to 59 have the disease, the incidence rises to nearly 30% by the age of 75 years. Therefore, the greatest risk factor for developing this condition is age.
There is important ne...Read More |
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| Amsler Grid Instructions
People who have been diagnosed with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD or AMD) are often given a card or sheet of paper printed with a grid of squares and a dot in the center. This is known as an Amsler Grid; this is a handy device designed for monitoring your own vision at home.
AMD can progress slowly, or quickly, so it is a good idea to monitor your own vision at home for changes that may happen between vision checkups in your eyecare practitioner’s office.
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| AREDS: The Age-Related Eye Disease Study
Everyone over the age of 55 should have an eye exam to determine their risk of developing advanced AMD. In 1992 the U.S. National Eye Institute initiated the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) to see if high doses of antioxidants and zinc would have any effect on people with AMD. The goal was to determine if these supplements could help stop or slow down the progression of AMD and vision loss.
There were 3 640 people between the ages of 55 and 80 who participated in the study. By the time...Read More |
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| Can Healthful Eating Save Your Eyes?
Can Healthful Eating Save Your Eyes?
Antioxidant supplements could slow age-related macular degeneration
A past large study showed that high doses of antioxidant supplements might slow a person s progression from early to late AMD.
Studies now suggest that the healthful eating habits recommended to lower your risk of cancer may also help prevent the most common cause of irreversible blindness that occurs among people in developed countries. Although age-related macular dege...Read More |
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| Choroidal Neovascular Membrane
In the eye, between the retina and the sclera (what is known as the “white of the eye”) is a structure called the choroid . The choroid is highly vascular, meaning that it has many blood vessels, which have the function of bringing nutrients and oxygen to the nerve cells of the retina, particularly those near the macula. Separating the choroid and the retina is a thin layer of tissue known as Bruch’s membrane , which has the job of keeping the choroid from...Read More |
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| Fluorescein Angiography
Most people do not know that the only place in the human body where blood vessels can be viewed in their natural state, without cutting something open, is in the back of the eye. For this reason, the eye is one of the best places to evaluate diseases and conditions that affect the circulation; what is happening in the ocular blood vessels is also happening elsewhere in the body.
For this reason, Fluorescein Angiography (FA) , a test in which the vegetabl...Read More |
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| Macular Degeneration: The Sneak Thief of Vision
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is considered to be the leading cause of functional vision loss in people over the age of 55 in the western world. Estimates of how many people are affected vary considerably, but the percentage of the population with it increases with age. While only 2% of people aged 50 to 59 have the disease, the incidence rises to nearly 30% by the age of 75 years. Therefore, the greatest risk factor for developing this condition is age.
There is important ne...Read More |
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| OCT - OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
This revolutionary test allows doctors an opportunity to better understand and view disease progression of the macula, the retina and the optic nerve long before actual vision loss takes place. Routine analysis of the retina utilizes manual and photographic views of the top layers or simply its surface. OCT tomography provides a more detailed look at the retina with a three-dimensional side-view or optical cross-section.
This procedure provides a more precise analysis of the i...Read More |
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| Preventing AMD Through Nutrition
Age-related macular degeneration commonly referred to as AMD is a disease in which the tissue in the macula deteriorates. The macula is located in the central part of the retina and is responsible for producing sharp central vision. The exact causes of AMD are still unknown although age and heredity appear to be the dominant factors. This condition can result in severely diminished central vision but peripheral vision remains unaffected. In most cases it is impossible to restore the vision loss...Read More |
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| Smoking Raises Risk Of AMD
The researchers also found that fish rich in omega-3 oils can protect people from developing the illness later in life If you are male and smoke you have a significantly higher risk of developing AMD later in life than a person who does not smoke. If you are male and smoke you have a significantly higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration later in life than a person who does not smoke according to a study carried out by Dr. Johanna M. Seddon director of the Epidemiology Unit Ma...Read More |
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| The Age-Related Eye Disease Study
Everyone over the age of 55 should have an eye exam to determine their risk of developing advanced AMD. In 1992 the U.S. National Eye Institute initiated the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) to see if high doses of antioxidants and zinc would have any effect on people with AMD. The goal was to determine if these supplements could help stop or slow down the progression of AMD and vision loss.
There were 3 640 people between the ages of 55 and 80 who participated in the study. By the time...Read More |
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