The Eye Care Blog

Macular degeneration and cataract are the most common eye disease that is found in America. Near about 13 million people of America are suffering from Macular degeneration and half of the people of age more than 80 have cataracts. A large scale research has been conducted by the National Eye Institute from nutritional stand point, [...]

Macular Degeneration is the major reason of blindness among the older people especially among the aged people in the USA. At least 10 million people in USA are reported to be effected by it. Macular is the central yellowish part of the retina and is 1.5 mm in diameter. It is responsible for color vision [...]

The Macular degeneration is the type of eye disease that develops in the older people. It is one of the major causes of vision loss in countries like the USA, especially among the age group of 65 and above. According to the Archives of Ophthalmology, nearly 1.75 million people were identified with the age related [...]

Researchers concluded that eating yellow and green vegetables may help people aged 60 and older avoid age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.
They have conducted a new study of some 4,500 people aged 60-80 who were screened for age-related macular degeneration, which hampers central vision.

Human embryonic stem cell can repair damaged retinas and cure blindness, according to a British study.

Novartis AG’s Lucentis drug against wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) received a recommendation from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for use on the National Health Service.

A health trust has saved a couple from taking the agonising decision of which one of them should go blind.

A revolutionary stem cell treatment developed by British scientists could restore sight in the blind. The transplants could transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of Britons who have lost their sight.

People usually do not realise the importance of looking after the eyes properly.