Fighting Blindness Canada

New Treatment Target for AMD Identified

For people living with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the first line of treatment is anti-VEGF injections Anti-VEGF injections have...

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Close-up of a phoropter, a piece of optometry technology used for eye testing, showing numerous lenses and dials for vision correction assessment.

Lessons From a Superfield Lens

By Dr Jenny Lee, OD Aperture Contest Winner Aperture is the publication of the Canadian Association of Optometry Students Reprinted with...

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Oral Drug Slows Stargardt Disease Progression in Phase 2 Clinical Trial

Results from a Phase 2 clinical trial show that an oral drug, Tinlarebant, may slow progression of Stargardt disease Belite Bio, a...

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Fighting Blindness Canada

Vitamin A Supplements do not Improve Vision for Individuals with Retinitis Pigmentosa

A new study from Dr Eric Pierce and Dr Jason Comander at Mass Eye and Ear does not show any benefit to taking high-dose vitamin A supplements for...

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Fighting Blindness Canada

Stargardt Disease

Stargardt disease is a rare genetic eye disease that happens when fatty material builds up on the macula Vision loss usually starts in...

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