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VisionCare's Macular Degeneration Telescope Implant Named 'Best of What's New' 2010 by Popular Science Magazine
on Monday, November 29, 2010 - 12:12
SARATOGA, Calif.— VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices, announced the Implantable Miniature Telescope, designed to improve vision in patients wit More »
age-related macular degeneration, AMD, CentraSight, Dr. Isaac Lipshitz, Popular Science magazine, VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies

Americans Not Properly Protecting Their Vision, Shows New Lighthouse Int’l Survey From Harris Interactive
on Monday, October 25, 2010 - 09:12
NEW YORK— According to a new survey, an overwhelming 82 percent of Americans fear losing their vision more than any other of the five senses. More »
age-related macular degenration, AMD, baby boomers, Harris Interactive Survey, Lighthouse International, Mark G. Ackermann, survey, vision loss

First-Ever Estimates of Global Cost of Vision Loss Reported Today
on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 05:43
Vienna, Austria, April 16, 2010—Coincident with their Global Congress being held in Vienna this week, AMD Alliance International (AMDAI) today released the first-ever estimates of global cost of vision loss—nearly $3 trillion dollars ($2,954 billion USD) for the 733 million people living with low vision and blindness... More »
AMD, low vision, vision loss

Case Report

A Case of RAP in AMD
on Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 23:00
This patient presented with end-stage AMD. Could a rare retinal diagnosis be the cause? More »
AMD, macula, retina
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