In photographs of the eye used to screen for diabetes-related eye disease, separating out the red color channel can help show some abnormalities—especially in racial/ethnic minority patients, suggests ...

Drusen are small yellow deposits of fatty proteins (lipids) that accumulate under the retina. Some types of drusen are associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The retina is a thin ...

Justine R. Smith receives funding from Macular Disease Foundation Australia, Queensland Eye Institute Foundation, Flinders Foundation and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.

The eye is made up of several different parts. One of these parts is the retina, which is home to special nerve cells that respond to light. The macula is part of that network and is located in the ...

Iconic Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks, 76, revealed she was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Macular degeneration is an eye disease, usually age ...

Character Biosciences has lined up $93 million to support clinical trials for two potential drugs that could provide much-needed options for patients with common degenerative eye diseases. The firm’s ...

Swelling in the macula (macular edema) can result from numerous conditions. Over time, untreated swelling can cause blurry vision or permanent vision loss. Your retina is the thin layer of tissue at ...

The macula is the center part of your retina. It gives you your central vision, what you see right in front of you. When the macula is damaged, you can still see around the edges of your vision, ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iPredict TM late AMD prediction model provides a fully automated prediction score for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and identifies the individuals who are at risk ...

A macular hole is when an opening forms in the middle of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. It can lead to people having a blurry or black spot in the center of their vision. The ...