Research News
A team including two BrightFocus grantees has successfully transplanted a patch of retinal tissue into a patient with geographic atrophy. This experimental therapy was part of an NIH clinical trial and marks the first time in the U.S. that stem cells derived from a patient’s own tissue have been used to replace eye cells.
A new oral pill for geographic atrophy is being tested in an early-stage clinical trial.
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.
Top U.S. scientists are concerned that eye and vision health are relatively absent from national health priority lists. AMD, in particular, is rising..
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