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April 2, 2013

Doctor Talks Macular Degeneration Risks, Possibility of Treatments

(www.PreserveMacForte.com) Close to 15 million Americans who have exceeded the half century mark have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye ailment that adversely impacts central vision, reported 12WBoy.com recently. The article

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April 1, 2013

Macular Degeneration Patients Read More Easily with Courier Font

(http://www.PreserveMacForte.com) It is well known that people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have difficulty with tasks such as reading books or magazines, reported dailyRX.com recently. Fortunately, a font change may help

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March 28, 2013

Eye Injections Means That Retiree Won’t Have To Retire Golf Clubs

(PreserveMacForte.com) Twenty per cent of people who are older than 70 years old are adversely impacted by age-related macular degeneration (AMD), reported WRAL.com recently. According to the article, only recently has

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March 27, 2013

Lettuce and Turnips and Pears… Oh My!

(http://www.PreserveMacForte.com) If you grew up hearing your parents tell you to eat your fruits and vegetables, know for certain that it really was for your own good, according to a

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March 26, 2013

Low Vision Adversely Impacts About 14 Million Americans

(PreserveMacForte.com) Low vision adversely impacts approximately 14 million Americans, and that number is slated to increase substantially due to factors such as the aging of baby boomer population, according to

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March 25, 2013

More than 50% of People in Scotland Have Never Heard of Macular Degeneration

In excess of 50% of people living in Scotland have never even heard about age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss in the nation, reported STV News

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March 22, 2013

Utah’s Weber, Davis Counties Have Fair Share of Macular Degeneration Sufferers

(http://www.PreserveMacForte.com) Utah's Weber and Davis counties have more than a handful of residents who are living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), reported the Standard-Examiner on March 19. For this reason, Dr.

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March 20, 2013

Hawaii Churning Out Options to Help Macular Degeneration Sufferers

(PreserveMacForte.com) As it turns out, some of the best research into combating age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is taking place in sunny Hawaii, reported Hawaii News Now recently. Adult AMD, an eye ailment

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March 19, 2013

Oraya Therapy Continues to Demonstrate Effectiveness in Combatting Wet Macular Degeneration

(www.PreserveMacForte.com) Oraya Therapeutics has revealed that one of the patients who received treatment for the wet version of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with its Oraya Therapy has made ongoing progress,

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March 14, 2013

Rate of Macular Degeneration Cases Among Seniors Climbing

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) happens to be the chief cause of serious vision loss among Americans who are 65 years old and above, reported The TriCounty Record recently. The article noted

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March 12, 2013

New Treatment Helps UK Woman to Reduce Painful Eye Injections

(http://www.PreserveMacForte.com) Seventy-five-year-old Sheila Rossan in London, UK, was one of the first age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients to get a new treatment that lessens the requirement for painful injections into

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March 11, 2013

Reseachers Uncover New Genetic Factors Connected to Macular Degeneration

(PreserveMacForte.com) A report featured in Nature Genetics notes that a collective effort involving researchers from around the world has discovered seven new genetic factors connected to age-related macular degeneration (AMD),

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March 7, 2013

10 Facts About Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a vision impairment that can lead to blindness, is a serious concern in many places around the globe, particularly as people start to get older. A recent

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March 6, 2013

Macular Degeneration Damage to Triple in Canada

(www.PreserveMacForte.com) One million Canadians have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that happens to be the leading cause of vision loss among people 65 years old and above in Canada

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March 5, 2013

Bionic Eye Could Help Macular Degeneration Patients

A new bionic eye could help people suffering with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to see better, according to LeadingAge.com recently. The article noted that the United States Food and Drug Administration

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March 4, 2013

Can Acupuncture Help People with Macular Degeneration to Recover Sight?

(http://www.PreserveMacForte.com) An acupuncturist in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is using acupuncture to help people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to CTV News in a February 18 report. The report noted that

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March 1, 2013

High CRP Levels Can Increase Macular Degeneration Risks

(PreserveMacForte.com) Elevated levels of proinflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP), predicted a heightened likelihood of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to studies cited in a MedPage Today report. According to the article

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February 28, 2013

About 15 Million Americans Have Some Form of Macular Degeneration

(www.PreserveMacForte.com) Approximately 15 million Americans have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a vision-impairment ailment that can ultimately lead to blindness, said the National Eye Institute in a recent PRWeb press release. According

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February 27, 2013

Eylea Granted Authorization in Europe for use as Macular Degeneration Treatment

(PreserveMacForte.com) Bayer HealthCare's Eylea (aflibercept “VEGF trap-eye”) intravitreal injection drug has been granted authorization in Europe to be used as a treatment for the wet version of age-related macular degeneration

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February 26, 2013

App Helps Macular Degeneration Patients to Read

(http://www.PreserveMacForte.com) When it comes to assisting people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to read, it turns out that... there really is an app for that. Researchers in the United Kingdom have

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