This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers found a new form of macular dystrophy, which is a cause of central vision loss. Patients from 2 families affected by macular dustrophy were evaluated at ...

Researchers have identified a new disease that affects the macula, a small part of the light-sensing retina needed for sharp, central vision. Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have ...

Four words you never want to hear from the eye doctor are retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. Both are genetic disorders that can cause loss of vision and neither has a cure. A team of ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Key Takeaways Bull's-eye maculopathy makes a target-like pattern on the retina and affects vision.It can cause vision problems such as blurred vision and ...

Macular degeneration is a progressive disease that impacts a person’s central vision and ability to see fine details. It occurs when there is damage to a critical part of the retina, known as the ...