That’s more often true when eyesight changes are caused by a condition such as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy. These conditions become more common with age ...

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting the frontal and temporal lobes that regulate higher cognitive brain functions such as personality, behavior ...

Avacopan treatment for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis demonstrated lower rates of adverse events, serious adverse events, white blood cell (WBC) count reductions ...

Three in 10 Americans older than 80 have some form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), while for Oklahoman octogenarians, it's closer to 50%. Now, new research from the University of ...

For individuals with inherited eye disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa or macular degeneration, the irreversible degeneration of the retina—a layer of photoreceptors at the back of the eye—can ...

Nellie Zygiel of Fairhaven was diagnosed over a decade ago with a rare disease, GPA Vasculitis. She has faced other health challenges over her young life. Vasculitis can affect the kidneys ...

With wet AMD, abnormal blood vessels grow under the macula. The wet form of age-related macular degeneration can start suddenly. You won’t feel pain, but you might notice vision problems.

Based on the scientific progress achieved in the past few years, it is possible that patients with myopic macular degeneration complicated by CNV may benefit from a new ophthalmic frontier of ...