Sentences with phrase «early macular»

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The risk of developing age - related macular degeneration is much less in the Baby Boom (1946 - 1964) and later generations than in earlier generations, for unclear reasons.

The earlier diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and glaucoma — the three most prevalent diseases causing blindness — can be diagnosed, the more successfully they can be treated.

Advanced Cell Technology, based in Santa Monica California, is developing embryonic stem cell therapies for macular degeneration and other conditions using cells obtained non-destructively from an early embryo called a blastocyst.

A new technique reported in the February 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that during early stages, it might be possible to reverse age - related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness that is currently irreversible.

«Laser treatment reverses effects of early age - related macular degeneration.»

Dr Schneck and coauthors add, «The most common age - related eye diseases (glaucoma, age - related macular degeneration, and diabetic eye disease) all produce blue - yellow color vision anomalies, at least in the preclinical or early stages.»

While vision screening probably isn't harmful, some age - related eye conditions like macular degeneration and cataracts may be difficult to detect before patients have pronounced symptoms because people in the early stages of these diseases may still be able to read eye charts used to test vision.

The genetic approach is particularly appealing because if a genetic predisposition to macular degeneration can be identified, it raises the possibility that individuals can be tested for the predisposition early in life, and given some sort of treatment that will delay or prevent the onset of the macular disease.

«Our research shows that age - related macular degeneration can already occur much earlier than previously thought.

There may be a connection between taking vasodilators and developing early - stage age - related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among Americans who are age 65 and older, according to a study published online in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

«Age - related macular degeneration occurs much earlier than previously assumed.»

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a high - resolution live imaging technique that can be used for early detection of retinal diseases, such as age - related macular degeneration, diabetes - related conditions, glaucoma or vascular occlusions, for example.

In the article, «Utility of Hard Exudates for the Screening of Macular Edema,» using digital photographs of the eye taken at the doctor's office or clinic, eye specialists can reliably detect «hard exudates» — a key early sign of diabetes - related macular edema, reports the new research by Jorge A. Cuadros, OD, PhD, of UC Berkeley School of Optometry and collMacular Edema,» using digital photographs of the eye taken at the doctor's office or clinic, eye specialists can reliably detect «hard exudates» — a key early sign of diabetes - related macular edema, reports the new research by Jorge A. Cuadros, OD, PhD, of UC Berkeley School of Optometry and collmacular edema, reports the new research by Jorge A. Cuadros, OD, PhD, of UC Berkeley School of Optometry and colleagues.

As many of you may know, for late - stage dry age - related macular degeneration (AMD), also known as geographic atrophy, there currently is no available treatment other than vitamins, which only work in early to mid-stages.

The degeneration of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells as a consequence of impaired mitochondria has emerged as a key feature of early - stage age - related macular degeneration (AMD).

Much of the research is still at an early stage; but its potential applications include Parkinson's disease, diabetes, age related macular degeneration, and cartilage damage.

RPB - supported researchers have discovered a biological marker for wet age - related macular degeneration (AMD) that shows strong potential as a means for both early detection and preventive treatment.

Participants, who were on average in their early 60s, were diagnosed with type 1 or 2 diabetes and macular edema.

Although many of the components of this syndrome, such as cognitive, sensory, and motor disabilities, are shared by other congenital infections, 5 features differentiate CZS from other congenital infections: (1) severe microcephaly with partially collapsed skull; (2) thin cerebral cortices with subcortical calcifications; (3) macular scarring and focal pigmentary retinal mottling; (4) congenital contractures; and (5) marked early hypertonia with symptoms of extrapyramidal involvement (Table).

In the future it will help detect any subtle changes in the appearance of the inside of my eye, and also plays a vital role in early detection of sight - threatening conditions like glaucoma, diabetes and macular degeneration.

You may have temporary vision loss after laser treatment Diabetic retinopathy does not require treatment in its early stages unless the person has macular edema.

No significant relationship was found between vitamin D status and early or advanced age - related macular degeneration after making adjustments for age and other known age - related macular degeneration risk factors.

Women with the highest vitamin D consumption had a 59 % reduced risk of early age - related macular degeneration in comparison to women with the least vitamin D consumption.

High vitamin D blood levels seem to be linked to a reduced risk of early age - related macular degeneration.

In women under 75 years, higher serum 25 (OH) D levels was linked to a significantly reduced risk of early age - related macular degeneration, but in women 75 years and older, higher levels were linked to a significantly higher risk.

The research discovered that twins who had early stage macular degeneration tended to eat more vitamin D coming from dietary sources like milk or fish than their siblings.

Doctors call the early stages of macular degeneration «low vision.»