An AREDS study found that dietary intake of multiple nutrients was a strong factor in slowing the progression of AMD and geographic atrophy. Scroll to "Multiple Nutrients Can Slow AMD Progression" for more: https://t.co/01jXDPnPCS
Watch us use a new technique in action during vitreoretinal surgery! TissueBlue is a FDA-approved blue dye that is used for the removal of the Internal Limiting Membrane (ILM). Below is a video of how TissueBlue is used during surgery.
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Report: 110 eyes with macular hole retinal detachment were evaluated. The retina was re-attached in 85% and macular hole was closed in 52%. Gas tamponade achieved higher re-attachment rate than silicone oil tamponade https://t.co/nXhR1TDRST #shigauniversityofmedicalscience
In an initiative facilitated by the Angiogenesis Foundation and reported at the recent ARVO meeting, researchers and practitioners set out to determine the overall impact of wet AMD on patients. Scroll to "Survey Shows Wet AMD Impact on Patients" for more: https://t.co/LoANoDQsdF
Of 3,261 eyes studied: peripheral changes were found to be highly prevalent in eyes with age-related #maculardegeneration, supporting claim that the disease is pan-retinal and not macula-only. Clinical significance of these peripheral changes is unknown https://t.co/WJvGD9sLRN