Fighting Blindness Canada

New Treatment Target for AMD Identified

For people living with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the first line of treatment is anti-VEGF injections Anti-VEGF injections have...

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Clinical Trial Results for New Treatments for AMD and DME

Anti-VEGF medications can prevent vision loss and even restore some vision for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients However, they require...

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Oral Drug Slows Stargardt Disease Progression in Phase 2 Clinical Trial

Results from a Phase 2 clinical trial show that an oral drug, Tinlarebant, may slow progression of Stargardt disease Belite Bio, a...

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Vitamin A Supplements do not Improve Vision for Individuals with Retinitis Pigmentosa

A new study from Dr Eric Pierce and Dr Jason Comander at Mass Eye and Ear does not show any benefit to taking high-dose vitamin A supplements for...

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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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