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Study Finds That Up to 30% of Patients with Wet AMD May be Able to Stop Anti-VEGF Injections

In a new study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, almost a third of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) were...

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Cataract Surgery Linked to Reduced Risk of Developing Dementia

Cataract surgery is a common procedure for older adults with cataracts to help prevent vision loss A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine...

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Beovu, a New Therapy for AMD, Funded for Use in Two Provinces

Novartis announced in December that a new anti-VEGF injection brolucizumab (brand name Beovu) is now funded by the Ontario and New Brunswick Drug...

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First Successful Implantation of Revolutionary Wireless Visual Prosthesis Brain Implant

The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), an implant that bypasses the retina and optic nerves to connect directly to the brain’s visual cortex,...

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Retina Can Predict the Path of Moving Objects

Researchers at the University of Washington have shown that the retina can create the information needed to predict the path of a moving object...

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