John D. Sheppard, MD, (ophthalmologist): A diagnostic hurdle for geographic atrophy is provider awareness. What’s key is making the diagnosis prior to loss of fixation in the more severely affected ...

If you have geographic atrophy (GA), what likely started out as tiny specks in your central vision may have grown to noticeable blind spots in both eyes that make it difficult to see directly in front ...

Randomized trials of two FDA-approved intravitreal complement inhibitor injections showed that they slowed the progression of geographic atrophy, but failed to demonstrate functional benefits at 24 ...

Geographic atrophy (GA), the late stage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), may lead to vision loss. Here’s what to expect as the condition progresses. About 1 million people in the United ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Retinal implants have a history of challenges, and questions remain about their utility. A bioengineered RPE ...

SAN ANTONIO — Most people know that as we get older our eyesight becomes a little less clear. But your vision loss that you think is normal, may be an advanced form of macular degeneration, or loss of ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common eye condition in older adults that can affect central vision. Geographic atrophy is an advanced form of AMD that causes permanent vision changes.

ORLANDO -- The PRIMA system combining a subretinal photovoltaic implant and eyeglasses that project near-infrared light to the implant significantly improved vision in patients with geographic atrophy ...

The biotech’s lead asset, AVD-104, failed to beat Astellas’ Izervay at slowing the rate of retina lesion growth, the primary ...