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A retinal implant is a visual prosthesis for restoration of sight to patients blinded by retinal degeneration. The system is meant to partially restore useful vision to those who have lost their photoreceptors due to retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) or age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The FDA approved two biosimilars for Eylea (aflibercept), a drug used to treat age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other eye conditions. Biosimilars Yesafili and Opuviz...
A visual prosthesis, often referred to as a bionic eye, is an experimental visual device intended to restore functional vision in those with partial or total blindness. Many devices have been developed, usually modeled on the cochlear implant or bionic ear devices, a type of neural prosthesis in use since the mid-1980s.
Metamorphopsia can be a symptom of a number of eye disorders involving the retina or macula. Some of these conditions include the following: Age-related macular degeneration; Epiretinal membrane and vitreomacular traction; Posterior vitreous detachment; Macular hole; Diagnosis
(Reuters) -Merck on Wednesday agreed to buy privately held biotech EyeBio for as much as $3 billion, as it looks to diversify its portfolio of experimental drugs with treatments for eye diseases.
Macular degeneration happens with age, when the macula, at the center of the retina — “the part of the eye that sees the world for us,” Dr. Vlad Diaconita, a retinal and vitreoretinal ...
8.7% global prevalence in 2020 [2] Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration ( AMD or ARMD ), is a medical condition which may result in blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field. [1] Early on there are often no symptoms. [1] Over time, however, some people experience a gradual worsening of vision that ...
Convergence insufficiency. Convergence Insufficiency. Other names. Convergence disorder. Specialty. Ophthalmology, optometry. Convergence insufficiency is a sensory and neuromuscular anomaly of the binocular vision system, characterized by a reduced ability of the eyes to turn towards each other, or sustain convergence .
AMD is an eye condition that causes loss of central vision, leaving only peripheral, or side, vision intact. AMD is the leading cause of visual impairment for people over 50 in the Western world. Types & Detection. Macular degeneration is often related to aging, thus the name age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD).
Stem cell therapy for macular degeneration is the use of stem cells to heal, replace dead or damaged cells of the macula in the retina. Stem cell based therapies using bone marrow stem cells as well as retinal pigment epithelial transplantation are being studied. [1]