Although exciting and promising, none of these experimental treatments has yet been demonstrated to be of significant benefit to patients with typical late -
onset macular degeneration.
Not exact matches
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.
The main ingredient in this supplement, lutein, has been medically proven to prevent the
onset of visual diseases, such as age related
macular degeneration.
In addition, they also delay the
onset of age - related
macular degeneration, reduce the risk of retinitis pigmentosa, and improve night vision.
Attracted specifically to the macula of the eye (the part responsible for central vision), lutein has been proven in clinical studies to help reduce the
onset of age related
macular degeneration.
That this move coincided with the
onset of the
macular degeneration which would rob him of his sight may have helped push him away from figuration.