First, can your diabetes medication be protective against Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)? Possibly! Research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology showed significantly lower rates of AMD in those taking metformin. Read the full article in Science Daily.
Not everyone is excited to get a shot in their eye, nor the prospect of having one every month or two for the rest of their lives. Yet, our best treatment for wet AMD involves just that. However, a new delivery system for AMD treatment, instead of shots, has shown promising results. Read the AMD article.
Patients who have advanced AMD can sometimes see images that are not real- in the past it was thought that the brain was filling in the areas of lost vision, called Charles Bonnet Syndrome. New research finds those with advanced AMD do have hypersensitive visual cortex in the brain- causing hallucinations. It is nice to have research back up what was hypothesized, and to be able to reassure patients this is normal. Read about the new Charles Bonnet Syndrome research.
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