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  • Glaucoma and Diabetes
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    Glaucoma and Diabetes

    People with diabetes are at risk for several types of glaucoma. In honor of Healthy Aging Month, this article provides helpful information on prevention strategies and treatment options.

    Monday, September 18, 2017
  • Causes of Dementia
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    What Causes Dementia?

    Many people ask, “What is dementia?” This article clearly defines the term, and discusses some of the symptoms of dementia that can be caused by a wide variety of conditions.

    Tuesday, September 12, 2017

  • New Diagnosis?

    Managing a mind and sight disease is a journey. And you’re not alone. We can help.

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  • Staying Active with Alzheimer's
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    Staying Active with Alzheimer’s

    “What is good for the heart is good for the brain.” This is frequently stated as common guidance for people wondering how to either slow the onset or progression of dementia or Alzheimer’s. This article provides a few helpful tips for staying physically active along the path of Alzheimer’s disease.

    Monday, August 21, 2017

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  • Causes of Dementia
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    What Causes Dementia?

    Many people ask, “What is dementia?” This article clearly defines the term, and discusses some of the symptoms of dementia that can be caused by a wide variety of conditions.

    Tuesday, September 12, 2017
  • Staying Active with Alzheimer's
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    Staying Active with Alzheimer’s

    “What is good for the heart is good for the brain.” This is frequently stated as common guidance for people wondering how to either slow the onset or progression of dementia or Alzheimer’s. This article provides a few helpful tips for staying physically active along the path of Alzheimer’s disease.

    Monday, August 21, 2017

  • New Diagnosis?

    Managing a mind and sight disease is a journey. And you’re not alone. We can help.

    Take the first step
  • Elderly man with dementia confused about an appointment.
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    Signs and Symptoms of Dementia

    Learn how healthcare providers rely upon signs and symptoms to detect and assess dementia.

    Friday, August 4, 2017

  • What happens to your brain duringAlzheimer's Disease?

    Track how nerve cells and the brain change from healthy to affected by mild and then severe Alzheimer's disease.
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  • Paitent with macular degeneration optimizing their glasses prescription
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    Glasses and Macular Degeneration

    People with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can have a wide range of visual impairment: some with early AMD have almost normal vision, while others with advanced AMD have lost most of their central vision. For many, the right glasses can be helpful.

    Monday, July 31, 2017

  • New Diagnosis?

    Managing a mind and sight disease is a journey. And you’re not alone. We can help.

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  • Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD): What's on the Horizon?
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    Wet AMD Treatment: What’s on the Horizon?

    New long-lasting medications are now in clinical trials for wet age-related macular degeneration. Learn more about these new options that may decrease the frequency of eye injections.

    Thursday, June 29, 2017
  • Glasses improving vision in someone with myopia
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    Myopic Macular Degeneration

    Learn about an eye disorder that occurs more frequently in people who are very nearsighted.

    Wednesday, May 24, 2017

  • By 202040 million

    People will have visual impairments from advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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  • Glaucoma and Diabetes
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    Glaucoma and Diabetes

    People with diabetes are at risk for several types of glaucoma. In honor of Healthy Aging Month, this article provides helpful information on prevention strategies and treatment options.

    Monday, September 18, 2017

  • New Diagnosis?

    Managing a mind and sight disease is a journey. And you’re not alone. We can help.

    Take the first step
  • Stem Cells and Glauomca
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    Adult Stem Cells and Glaucoma

    This article will focus on several areas of investigation in the use of adult stem cells to treat glaucoma, as well as some important points to consider if you are interested in an adult stem cell treatment for glaucoma.

    Wednesday, July 26, 2017
  • primay open-angle glaucoma eye exam
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    Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

    Learn about the most common type of glaucoma that accounts for 70 - 90 percent of all cases.

    Wednesday, May 24, 2017

  • More than3 million

    Americans aged 40 and older have glaucoma. It is estimated that the number will double to 6 million people by 2050.
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  • New Discovery May Aid Treatment of Late-Stage AMD

    Kip Connor, PhD, with funding from Macular Degeneration Research (MDR), has lead a team of experts to discover an important role of immune cells that regulate, and could potentially stop, abnormal blood vessel growth in advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

    Tuesday, September 5, 2017

  • Why We Must Attack Alzheimer's Disease on a Range of Research Fronts

    Diane Bovenkamp, PhD, Vice President, Scientific Affairs at BrightFocus Foundation summarizes some of the promising research underway across a wide range of scientific approaches, which may slow, treat, and eventually cure Alzheimer's disease.

    Wednesday, August 30, 2017