"The eye can tell us far more than we thought ... She was initially diagnosed with dry macular degeneration, but this masked the underlying issue that we now know to be cerebral blindness linked ...

The Amsler grid tests the condition of the center of the retina or "macula". It is a good test for screening for the development of "wet" macular degeneration in patients with "dry" macular ...

Semaglutide, widely used to treat diabetes and obesity, was associated with more than double the risk of developing ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of blindness, especially in older adults. A key feature of early AMD ...

Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Mauricio Pereira about the diagnosis and treatment of macular degeneration.

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are associated with a higher risk of developing wet age-related macular degeneration in people with ...

Among older patients with diabetes, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists were associated with an increased risk for ...

While overall risk of macular degeneration remained low, a study suggests that GLP-1 drugs may have increased that risk in ...

Older adults taking GLP-1 receptor agonists, primarily semaglutide (Rybelsus, Ozempic, Wegovy), had a small uptick in their ...

For people diagnosed with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel)-a rare and slowly progressing retinal disease-there have ...

A new study has found a significant association between the use of GLP-1s such as Ozempic and Wegovy with a higher risk of developing a serious eye condition in patients with diabetes. Here are four t ...

For people diagnosed with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel)—a rare and slowly progressing retinal disease—there have ...