Research News

Diet & Nutrition
Recent BrightFocus grantee Sheldon Rowan tells how the Mediterranean diet, the microbiome, and other factors come together in a solid defense against AMD.
Oct 7, 2020
Research News
Ruchira Singh and colleagues at the University of Rochester and worldwide have shown that even rare forms of macular degeneration develop in ways similar to AMD, with drusen formation and extracellular proteins. The goal ahead: effective early treatment approaches.
Dec 22, 2017
Research News

Macular Degeneration Research grantees are looking at new ways to stop age-related macular degeneration. Two, in particular, are hoping that vitamins and diet will provide solutions.

Sep 5, 2017
Research News
Kip Connor, PhD, with funding from Macular Degeneration Research (MDR), has lead a team of experts to discover an important role of immune cells that regulate, and could potentially stop, abnormal blood vessel growth in advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Sep 5, 2017
Research News

Top U.S. scientists are concerned that eye and vision health are relatively absent from national health priority lists. AMD, in particular, is rising..

Jan 31, 2017
Newsletters

Download the fall edition of our macular degeneration research newsletter and read about new treatments that are on the horizon, the latest research grants awarded for pioneering macular degeneration research, the first-ever bionic eye for patients with macular degeneration, and more.

Nov 16, 2015
Research News

In a major scientific breakthrough, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s and related diseases may be able to delay or prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common form of blindness among older Americans.

Nov 9, 2015
Research News
A research team, supported in part by BrightFocus Foundation, wanted to know whether patients who received the drug L-DOPA as treatment for Parkinson’s or other diseases were protected from AMD. After combing through massive amounts of medical chart data, their answer is yes.
Nov 8, 2015
Newsletters

Download the summer 2015 issue of our macular degeneration newsletter to learn about a new AMD treatment that is close to human clinical trials, how cataract surgery affects AMD, AREDS vitamins. risk reduction strategies for AMD, and more.

Aug 1, 2015
Research News

BrightFocus Foundation seeks to save sight and mind by funding innovative research worldwide and by promoting better health through education.

Jul 3, 2015