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Lack of Information on Leading Cause of Blindness Could Leave Some Americans in the Dark

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 21:16

But despite the severe damage AMD can cause to sight, the public is still relatively unfamiliar with chronic eye disease.

New Report Lists 62 Medicines in Development for Age-Related Eye Diseases

Thu, 01/08/2009 - 00:38

"Medicines in Development for Older Americans" lists 62 medicines in development for eye disorders. These include medicines to combat age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.

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... The number of people with some degree of vision loss is skyrocketing
... Conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, glaucoma are common among US residents, 65 years and older.
... AMD accounts for almost 45 percent of all cases of low vision in the US.
... 8 percent of all Americans have diabetes, a top cause of vision loss.