Comments on: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

By: Restoration Of Retinal Structure And Function After Selective Photocoagulation – Jonesblog

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:11:12 +0000

[...] the clinical practice of laser-photocoagulation to treat diabetic retinopathy and wet forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as well as other vascular diseases of the retina. Essentially, instead of using a broad laser [...]

By: The Alternative Complement Pathway Mediates Functional And Morphological Deficits In A Smoke Model Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Jonesblog

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:07:08 +0000

[...] Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is among the leading causes of blindness in western populations. During the past ten years, two [...]

By: Bryan William Jones

Bryan William Jones — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:29:55 +0000

Dear Pat,

Its hard to know what you are describing from that question. There could be lots of things that cause loss of vision. I suggest that you see your local ophthalmologist for a thorough evaluation of your husbands eye.

By: Pat Sweeney

Pat Sweeney — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:25:34 +0000

Are there any clinical trials for a macular scar…my husband has that…no vision in that eye…

By: Greg Hageman

Greg Hageman — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:50:14 +0000

Hello Gort

We are in the early days with this technology. The trials that are ongoing will be the first to provide some early understanding of efficacy.

By: GORT

GORT — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:27:01 +0000

Greetings,
Thank you for the excellent overview of this debilitating disease.

My question is: Are you familiar with the Phase I/II trials currently being conducted by Advanced Cell Technology for the treatment of dry AMD and Stargardt’s Disease with hESC-derived RPE cells?

By: Dr. Gregory Hageman Delivers Congressional Briefing – Webvision

Dr. Gregory Hageman Delivers Congressional Briefing – Webvision — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:18:34 +0000

[...] (CTM) at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah related in his address that AMD consists of multiple biological diseases. Dr. Hageman continued by expressing that a convergence [...]

By: Macular pigment imaging in AREDS2 participants: An ancillary study of AREDS2 subjects enrolled at the Moran Eye Center – Webvision

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:48:04 +0000

[...] with 10 mg of lutein and 2 mg of zeaxanthin per day can slow the rate of progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In this approved ancillary study, the authors measured macular pigment optical density (MPOD), [...]

By: Bryan William Jones

Bryan William Jones — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:15:25 +0000

Hey Hamid,

That is a potentially complicated question. There are certainly folks that are looking at this in a number of neurodegenerative diseases like stroke and as I recall, even some folks that have looked at them in applications with retinal degenerative disease. I’d suggest doing some searches in Pubmed for it. I see at least two papers there that have broached this subject. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=bone%20marrow%20stromal%20stem%20cells%20amd

By: Hamid

Hamid — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:14:48 +0000

Hi
i am PhD student and interest in retina an AMD.I have one question, are bone marrow stromal stem cells(BMSCs) usefull for treatment of AMD?
thanks for your answre.

By: Retinal Metabolic Response to Cigarette Smoke – Webvision

Retinal Metabolic Response to Cigarette Smoke – Webvision — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:35:40 +0000

[...] Smoking is the single largest risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), aside from age. Several of the main genetic risk factors for AMD are polymorphisms occurring in [...]

By: Retinal Metabolic Response to Cigarette Smoke – Jonesblog

Retinal Metabolic Response to Cigarette Smoke – Jonesblog — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:31:11 +0000

[...] Smoking is the single largest risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), aside from age. Several of the main genetic risk factors for AMD are polymorphisms occurring in [...]

By: Rapid Glutamate Receptor 2 Trafficking During Retinal Degeneration – Webvision

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:15:28 +0000

[...] degenerations, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP), are characterized by photoreceptor loss and anomalous remodeling [...]

By: Rapid Glutamate Receptor 2 Trafficking During Retinal Degeneration – Jonesblog

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:13:11 +0000

[...] degenerations, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP), are characterized by photoreceptor loss and anomalous remodeling of [...]

By: RD 2012: XVth International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration – Webvision

RD 2012: XVth International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration – Webvision — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:54:32 +0000

[...] to regulation of the immune system, specifically innate immunity, are responsible for 75% of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) demonstrates the important role the immune system plays in this disease. In fact, there is [...]