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Lawrence S. Geyman, MD, FAAO

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Gathering Support For Your Glaucoma Diagnosis

Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD, ScD.

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Navigating Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease

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Environmental Pollution Can Increase Your Alzheimer’s Risk, Say BrightFocus-Funded Scientists

Pamela Ann Weber, MD

Macular Chats

Geographic Atrophy: Making An Informed Treatment Choice

Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD, FASRS

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Wet AMD Treatments: Updates, Challenges, and Future Innovations

Dilru Amarasekera, MD.

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Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration: Can You Be Diagnosed With Both?

Dr. Miia Kivipelto

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Can Lifestyle Changes Prevent Alzheimer’s? What the Research Reveals

Jaehong Han, MD

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Glaucoma Explained: Types, Risk Factors, and Treatments

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Melting Sweet Potatoes

John Dwyer

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BIO-HERMES-002: Innovative Study to Advance Precise Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

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Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease

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Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: Understanding the Differences

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Treating Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease: Newly Available Treatments and What They Mean for Patients

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Can AI Prevent Vision Loss From Glaucoma?

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Manejando el Estrés: Cuidados Para el Cuidador

Suzanne E. Schindler, MD, PhD

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Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview

Dr. Allysin E. Bridges-German, OTD, MA, OTR/L, BCG, CAPS

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Adapting to Life with Low Vision

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Julie Ottoy, PhD Fast Track Testimonial

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Amira Latif-Hernandez, PhD Fast Track Testimonial

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Top 5 Expert Answers About Stargardt Disease

Qi N. Cui, MD, PhD

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Glaucoma 101: Exploring the Science Behind This Sight-Stealing Disease

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Taking Charge of Your Geographic Atrophy

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David M. Holtzman, MD

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How Is Dementia Diagnosed?

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Concussions, Traumatic Brain Injuries, and Alzheimer’s Risk

Rebecca Sarran, MD

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Can Glaucoma Be Prevented? The Science Behind Risk Reduction

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The START Study: Testing an Oral Capsule That May Protect Brain Synapses

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Frontotemporal Dementia: Diagnosis, Trials & Treatment

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Understanding Stargardt Disease

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5 Things to Know About the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Kisunla

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Glaucoma Treatments in 2024

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How to Ask Family About Glaucoma History: A Conversation Guide

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Promising Studies Funded by Macular Degeneration Research

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Why Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Matters

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What’s Next for Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Tests?

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The HOPE Study: Testing a Non-invasive, Light and Sound Stimulation Treatment for Alzheimer’s

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Zahra Shirzadi, PhD

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How Diet and Nutrition Impact Macular Degeneration

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Can Stem Cells Improve Vision in People with Macular Degeneration?

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Análisis de sangre para el Alzheimer: ¿cómo funcionan y debería solicitar uno?

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The New Alzheimer’s Drug: What is Kisunla?

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Latest Updates on Glaucoma Eye Drops

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Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease

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Managing Stress: Care for the Caregiver

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Alzheimer’s Blood Tests: How Do They Work and Should You Request One?

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The Role of Genetics in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia

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Brain Health Research: Participate From Your Home

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Childhood Glaucoma

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How Does Alzheimer’s Disease Affect the Brain?

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Financial Aid for Glaucoma Medications

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Geographic Atrophy: Your Questions Answered

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Top Vision Foods to Include in Your Diet

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An Artist’s Journey with Macular Degeneration: Wyncia’s Story

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John S. Penn, PhD

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Treatments for Glaucoma

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5 Types of Alzheimer’s Disease That Don’t Begin with Memory Loss

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Artificial Intelligence and Alzheimer’s: How AI Is Revolutionizing Dementia Detection and Treatment

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Exploring Artificial Intelligence and Glaucoma: Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope

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Macular Degeneration: Vision Loss and Mental Health

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Glaucoma’s Impact on Mental Health

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Resources to Help You Live Well with AMD

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When Dementia Strikes in Middle Age: The Challenges of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

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When Alzheimer’s Disease Begins with Vision Problems

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Glaucoma Imaging: Trends in Detection and Diagnosis

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Does Aspirin Increase the Risk of Permanent Vision Loss from Macular Degeneration?

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“The Beginning of a New Life”: Adapting to Macular Degeneration

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Stargardt Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment

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What You Need to Know About Cataracts and Macular Degeneration

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What’s Next for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments: A 2024 Forecast

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How to Safely View a Solar Eclipse

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Can Non-Drug Interventions Really Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s?

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Entendiendo la atrofia geográfica

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Building Connection and Community: Take Charge of Your Glaucoma Diagnosis

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Macular Degeneration: Get the Facts

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What are Alzheimer’s Plaques and Tangles?

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What is Dementia?

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Navigating an “Invisible” Illness: Ron’s Story

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What Are the Stages of Frontotemporal Dementia?

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The Stages of Alzheimer’s – How Does Dementia Really Progress?

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Cataracts and Glaucoma: What You Should Know in 2024 

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Tau Protein and Alzheimer’s Disease: What’s the Connection?

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Life Expectancy After an Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis

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Medical Conditions That Can Mimic Dementia

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Making Your Home Dementia Friendly

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Alzheimer’s Disease: The Magic of Pets

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Do Statins Increase or Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk?

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Alzheimer’s vs. Parkinson’s: A Comparison

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A Little Like Going Bankrupt: Coping with Macular Degeneration

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Vitamins for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Do You Have the Correct Formula?

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Amsler Grid Eye Test

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Ask An Expert: How Do I Know If I Have Glaucoma?

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Maintaining Emotional Wellness: Living with AMD

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Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials 2024: The Inside Story with Dr. Jeffrey Cummings

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Understanding Geographic Atrophy

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Living With Macular Degeneration: A Personal Journey

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The Eye Exam for Glaucoma: Six Common Tests

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The Glaucoma Eye Exam: 6 Common Tests

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Entendiendo el Glaucoma

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Can Marijuana Help Glaucoma?

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Publicación: Atrofia Geográfica

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Entendiendo la Degeneración Macular

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Can Vision Loss Be Reversed? Exploring Stem Cells and AMD

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New Alzheimer’s Drugs: What To Expect Over The Next 3 Years

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I Hate My Glaucoma Eye Drops! What Are My Other Options?

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New Option for Anti-VEGF Treatment for Wet AMD

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Can Alzheimer’s Be Prevented?

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Glaucoma en las comunidades afroamericanas e hispanas: Lo que sabemos en 2023

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Marijuana and Glaucoma – Where Does the Science Stand?

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3 Steps to Maintaining Good Health for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Caregivers

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Treatment Options for Geographic Atrophy

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How Is Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosed?

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Geographic Atrophy Fact Sheet

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Alzheimer’s and Hot Weather: What You Need to Know

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Telling a Loved One They Have Alzheimer’s

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When a Loved One Refuses to Take Alzheimer’s Medications: 7 Tips for the Caregiver

Current treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) require eye injections approximately every 4 – 8 weeks. Learn about a potential new treatment that may require less frequent injections.

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Treatments for Macular Degeneration

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Tratamientos para la degeneración macular

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Living With Vision Loss From Glaucoma

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How to Communicate with Someone With Alzheimer’s

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Understanding Macular Degeneration

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Alzheimer’s Treatment Coverage: 6 Facts to Know About Patient Registries

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Understanding Glaucoma

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Patient Voices: Coping with Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Geographic Atrophy

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Cozy Salmon Soup

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Alzheimer’s Caregiving During the Holidays: Making the Season Bright

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Can Stem Cells Help My Vision?

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One-Pan Halibut

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Juvenile Macular Degeneration

Current treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) require eye injections approximately every 4 – 8 weeks. Learn about a potential new treatment that may require less frequent injections.

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Anti-VEGF Treatments for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Treatments for Wet Macular Degeneration

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Dementia Drugs Town Hall: What’s New, What’s Old, What’s Approved, What’s Covered?

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Surviving Without Driving

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Medicamentos que pueden afectar negativamente el glaucoma

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Lemon Orzo Summer Salad

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What I Wish My Doctor Had Told Me About Glaucoma

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Facts About Leqembi, a New Alzheimer’s Drug

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Macular Degeneration Research: Update on Research Funding

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Is Alzheimer’s Hereditary? Genetics and Dementia

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Orange and Olive Salad

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Exploring a Connection Between ADHD and Alzheimer’s

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Patient Stories About Geographic Atrophy

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Marinated Mozzarella Tomato Salad

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Bruce Willis Has Frontotemporal Dementia: What Are the Symptoms of FTD?

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My Doctor Said I Have Narrow Angles. What Does That Mean?

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Managing Wet AMD: Basics and Treatment

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The New Alzheimer’s Drug: What is Leqembi?

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Glaucoma Testing: Do I Really Have to Do the Visual Field Test Again?

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The Genetics of Glaucoma: Exploring Risk Factors and Early Diagnosis

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Childhood Glaucoma

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All Your Questions Answered About Macular Degeneration

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Patient Voices: Living With Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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“Having Fun While Doing Good”: Fundraiser Supports BrightFocus Vision Programs

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Lifestyle Changes to Help Glaucoma

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Nuevo estudio confirma la eficacia del suplemento AREDS2 para retardar la degeneración macular relacionada con la edad

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Diagnosed with Macular Degeneration? Here’s What to Expect

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What is Geographic Atrophy?

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What’s New for Treating AMD?

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Tuscan Bread Salad

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Patient Voices: Living with AMD

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What is Frontotemporal Dementia?

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Macular Degeneration & Coronavirus: Tips for Patients

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New Frontiers in Glaucoma Surgeries

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New Study Confirms the Efficacy of AREDS2 Eye Vitamin Supplement for Slowing Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Increasing Independence with Assistive Technology

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Less Common Symptoms of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Are Bright Lights Damaging to the Eye?

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La actividad social y la educación sobre el envejecimiento son fundamentales para la salud cerebral en los afroamericanos mayores, señala un estudio

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Injections for Wet Macular Degeneration: What You Need to Know

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Is Macular Degeneration Hereditary?

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Glaucoma in the African American and Hispanic Communities: What We Know

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Tips for Taking Charge of Your Glaucoma Diagnosis

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10 Tips for Using Glaucoma Eye Drops

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Glaucoma and Eye Pressure

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Medications That Can Mimic Dementia

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Medications That May Adversely Affect Glaucoma

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The Dilated Eye Exam: Why It’s So Important

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Biohacking Brain Health: Research Exploring Fasting and Diet Changes Shows Promise in Delaying Alzheimer’s Disease, Improving Cognition

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Bio-jaquear la salud cerebral: la investigación que explora el ayuno y los cambios en la dieta se muestra prometedora para retardar la enfermedad de Alzheimer y mejorar la cognición

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Navigating Neurodegenerative Diseases: What Causes Neurodegeneration and Can It Be Stopped?

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How Glaucoma May Affect Vision

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Can a Multivitamin Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?

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Advanced Macular Degeneration: An Update on an Investigational Medical Device

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Se descubre un vínculo mayor entre fumar y el glaucoma

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Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: Questions to Ask Your Doctor

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Treatments for Open Angle Glaucoma

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Cambios en el Estilo de Vida de los Pacientes con Glaucoma

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How Effective are Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments?

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Lifestyle Changes for Glaucoma Patients

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¿Por qué la enfermedad de Alzheimer afecta a más mujeres que hombres?

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Degeneración macular relacionada con la edad seca versus húmeda: ¿cuál es la diferencia?

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La enfermedad de Alzheimer y COVID-19: ¿Cuál es la conexión?

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Dry vs. Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration: What’s the Difference?

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¿Pueden los tratamientos con células madre curar mi glaucoma?

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Alzheimer’s Disease and COVID-19—What’s the Connection?

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Adult Stem Cells as a Treatment Target for AMD

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Fish Plaki (Greek-Style Baked Fish)

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I Have Glaucoma… Now What?

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Understanding Dry AMD and Geographic Atrophy

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Can Stem Cell Treatments Cure My Glaucoma?

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What Can Aging Research Teach Us About Preventing Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

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Eating for Brain Health

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Alimentación para la salud cerebral

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Why Does Alzheimer’s Affect More Women Than Men?

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How Occupational Therapy Can Improve Life With Low Vision

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Cómo la terapia ocupacional puede mejorar la vida con baja visión

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Brain Boost Smoothie

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Tips for Moving Through the World with Low Vision

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Medicina alternativa para la degeneración macular: ¿funciona?

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Occupational Therapy for Low Vision: What You Need to Know

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Living Your Best Life with Low Vision

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Glaucoma: Treatment Options

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Squash Ribbons With Lemon and Parmesan

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Mango Salsa Pizza

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Creamy Orange-Cherry Oatmeal

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Fruit-Filled French Toast Wraps

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Spicy Marinated Broccoli Salad

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Baked Zucchini Chips

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Influence of Diet, Genes, and Lifestyle on AMD

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What Is “Healthy” Sleep and Why Is It Important for Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases?

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The Challenging Behaviors of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Three Part Series

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The Latest on New Treatments for Wet AMD (April 2022)

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Vida Saludable y la Degeneración Macular: Consejos para Proteger Su Vista

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Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease

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The Top Five Questions to Ask Your Eye Doctor

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Top Tips for Healthy Eyes

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Un nuevo enfoque de la enfermedad de Alzheimer: la conexión con la inflamación

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What Can Down Syndrome Tell Us About Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging?

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Helpful Tips When a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Needs a Medical Procedure or Hospitalization

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Tips for Improving Your Telemedicine Visit for Glaucoma

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Ensayos Clínicos: Respuestas a Todas Sus Preguntas

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Lista de Recursos de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer para Pacientes y Cuidadores

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Enfermedad de Alzheimer: Preguntas más Frecuentes

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Información de Ensayos Clínicos de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Tome Control del Cuidado de Su Salud: Preguntas Esenciales Para Hacerle a su Doctor Sobre la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Permaneciendo Seguro: La Deambulación y el Paciente con Alzheimer

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Grupos de Apoyo para los Cuidadores de Pacientes con Alzheimer

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El diagnóstico de Alzheimer: Preguntas que puede hacer a su médico

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Cirugía de cataratas y degeneración macular relacionada con la edad

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Tratamiento de la demencia vascular

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Consejos para comunicarse con una persona que tiene la enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Tratamiento prometedor para la degeneración macular húmeda relacionada con la edad

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Las causas posibles de la enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Is Alzheimer’s the Most Common Type of Dementia?

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Resources for Managing Family Stress

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Managing Negative Reactions: Minimizing the Triggers of Alzheimer’s Behaviors

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Volunteers Helping to Save Sight in Stanford Clinical Trial

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Caregiver & Alzheimer’s Support Groups

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Glaucoma Eye Drops: Ten Tips for Common Challenges

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Una nueva esperanza para el tratamiento de la degeneración macular relacionada con la edad

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Helpful Tips for Assisting Your Loved One With Personal Hygiene

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Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease

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The Microbiome’s Impact on Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Alzheimer‘s Disease and Women Caregivers: The Impact and the Burden

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Complement Inhibitors: New Hope for Treating Macular Degeneration

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Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Essential Facts

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Circadian Rhythms and Alzheimer’s Disease

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Telling Others That You or a Loved One has Alzheimer’s Disease

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Missing and Can’t Be Found

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Recursos sobre glaucoma para pacientes y cuidadores

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Glaucoma Resources for Patients and Caregivers

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Can You Catch Alzheimer’s Disease?

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Alzheimer’s Prevention: Nutrition & Lifestyle

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Tips for Playing Sports with Low Vision

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Communicating with Compassion

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Visiting With Relatives Who Have Alzheimer’s Disease: Some Tips for a Successful Visit

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¿Realmente ayudan los medicamentos para la enfermedad de Alzheimer?

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4 Nutrition Tips for Eye Health

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Living With AMD: A First-Hand Perspective

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Dos nuevos medicamentos para el glaucoma: entérese

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Iridotomía periférica con láser: cirugía para el glaucoma de ángulo estrecho

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Los riesgos y beneficios de la cirugía de glaucoma

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10 consejos para usar gotas oftálmicas para el glaucoma

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Degeneración del nervio óptico

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Glaucoma y la importancia del sistema de drenaje ocular

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Glaucoma primario de ángulo cerrado: Lo que debe saber

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Glaucoma pigmentario y síndrome de dispersión pigmentaria

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Serie de cirugías de glaucoma: dispositivos de drenaje con derivación de conducto

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El examen de la vista para el glaucoma

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¿Qué se considera presión ocular normal?

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¿El glaucoma causa dolores de cabeza?

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Serie de cirugías de glaucoma: trabeculectomía

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Cinco mitos comunes sobre el glaucoma

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¿Existe una conexión entre la dieta, la presión ocular y el glaucoma?

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¿Quién es un candidato "sospechoso" de glaucoma?

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Geographic Atrophy: A Possible New Treatment

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Efectos secundarios de la iridotomía con láser

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Recursos útiles para el Glaucoma

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Procedimientos Láser para el Glaucoma

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La Baja Visión y Glaucoma

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Glaucoma en las comunidades afroamericanas e hispanas

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Cómo afecta el glaucoma a diferentes grupos étnicos

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Serie de cirugías de glaucoma: cirugías mínimamente invasivas de glaucoma (MIGS)

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Mi Actividad Laboral e Ingresos

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Examinar y diagnosticar el glaucoma

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Cirugía Láser

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Glaucoma: Tratamiento y Medicamentos

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Asistencia Financiera para Medicamentos del Glaucoma

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Seguros y Cuidados a Largo Plazo Para Glaucoma

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Manejando su enfermedad

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Signos y síntomas de glaucoma

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Su hogar y seguridad personal

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Cómo Vivir con Glaucoma

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Glaucoma: Entendiendo Su Enfermedad

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Proteja Su Vista Todo El Año

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Recreación y Calidad de Vida

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Tratamiento y Medicamentos para el Glaucoma

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Prevención y factores de riesgo

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Su primera cita

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Diagnosticando el Glaucoma

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Encontrar un Glaucoma Proveedor

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Glaucoma de ángulo cerrado

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Glaucoma: Recién Diagnosticado

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Causas del glaucoma del desarrollo o congénito

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Causas del glaucoma secundario

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Causas del glaucoma de ángulo cerrado

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Glaucoma Secundario

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Glaucoma de ángulo abierto

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Formas de Degeneración Macular

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¿Son las luces brillantes nocivas para los ojos?

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Fuentes de la degeneración macular: datos y cifras

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DMRE: los últimos resultados del estudio AREDS2 (junio de 2021)

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Los síntomas menos comunes de la degeneración macular relacionada con la edad (DMRE)

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Consejos para practicar deportes con baja visión

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Las cinco preguntas principales que mis pacientes preguntan sobre la degeneración macular relacionada con la edad

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Anteojos especiales para la degeneración macular

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Membrana epirretiniana macular

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El ojo: una ventana de tu salud

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Enfermedades de los ojos que pueden causar ceguera legal

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Síndrome de Charles Bonnet, alucinaciones y degeneración macular

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Vitaminas para la degeneración macular relacionada con la edad: ¿tiene la fórmula correcta?

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¿Qué esperar cuando recibe el diagnóstico de DMRE?

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Inyecciones para la degeneración macular húmeda: ¿Qué podemos esperar?

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¿Se puede revertir la degeneración macular?

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Como Encontrar el Médico de los Ojos Adecuado

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Signos y Síntomas de Degeneración Macular

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Dieta y Degeneración Macular

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Tratamientos y Medicamentos

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La Herencia y la Degeneración Macular Relacionada con la Edad Avanzada

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Asistencia Financiera para Medicamentos de la Degeneración Macular

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Factores de Riesgo y Prevención (Macular)

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¿Qué causa la demencia?

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La Progresión de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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La historia de la enfermedad de Alzheimer

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"¿Será algo que estoy tomando?" Medicamentos que pueden simular la demencia

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Enfermedad de Alzheimer: los cinco consejos principales para manejar las alucinaciones y los delirios

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¿Qué es la demencia?

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El Alzheimer y la demencia: ¿cuál es la diferencia?

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En el camino: viajar con alguien que tiene Alzheimer

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Alzheimer y la vida asistida: cuatro consideraciones

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Ayudar los Niños a Comprender la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Informando a su ser amado sobre el diagnóstico de su enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Cómo Hacer que Su Hogar con Demencia Sea de Fácil Acceso

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¿Qué cubre el Medicare (seguro de cuidado médico)?

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Capacitación de cuidadores: lo que usted necesita saber

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Una forma de demencia que afecta la visión: La atrofia cortical posterior

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Consejos para trabajar con los asistentes del cuidado de pacientes

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Glaucoma: Your First Appointment

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Asistencia Financiera para Medicamentos de Alzheimer

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Negarse a Tomar los Medicamentos: Consejos para los Cuidadores de Alzheimer

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El impacto de la enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Manejo del Estrés del Cuidador

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Diagnosticando la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Ser un Cuidador

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Vida Saludable con la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Lista de Recursos Útiles para las Personas que Viven con la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Lugar de Empleo e Ingresos

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Seguridad en el Hogar y Personal

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Planificación Legal y Financiera Para el Alzheimer

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Seguros y Cuidado a Largo Plazo Para El Alzheimer

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Beneficios del Gobierno Para el Alzheimer

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Alzheimer: Su Primera Cita

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Viviendo con su enfermedad

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La familia y sus relaciones

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Encontrar un Alzheimer Proveedor

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Signos y síntomas del Alzheimer

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Anatomía Cerebral y Sistema Límbico

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Cómo Manejar Su Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Cerebro con la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Detección y diagnóstico

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Alzheimer: Recién Diagnosticado

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Glaucoma: Employment & Income

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Helpful Resources for Glaucoma

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Glaucoma: Family & Relationships

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Glaucoma: Recreation & Quality of Life

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Glaucoma: Home & Personal Safety

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Glaucoma: Newly Diagnosed

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Causes of Secondary Glaucoma

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Causes of Developmental Glaucoma

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Causes of Angle-Closure Glaucoma

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Causes of Open-Angle Glaucoma

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Glaucoma: Insurance & Long-Term Care

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Glaucoma: Government Benefits

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Finding a Glaucoma Provider

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Glaucoma: Prevention & Risk Factors

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Macular Degeneration: Home & Personal Safety

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Helpful Resources for Macular Degeneration

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Macular Degeneration: Recreation & Quality of Life

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Macular Degeneration: Employment & Income

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Macular Degeneration: Family & Relationships

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Macular Degeneration: Insurance & Long-Term Care

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Macular Degeneration: Government Benefits

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Macular Degeneration: Your First Appointment

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La enfermedad de Alzheimer: recursos para controlar el estrés en la familia

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Macular Degeneration: Finding a Provider

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Macular Degeneration: Newly Diagnosed

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Macular Degeneration: Screening & Diagnosis

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Macular Degeneration: Signs & Symptoms

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Macular Degeneration: Prevention & Risk Factors

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Health Disparities in Glaucoma

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Can Eating Leafy Green Vegetables Lower Glaucoma Risk?

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Wet AMD Treatment: What’s on the Horizon?

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¿Es la Enfermedad de Alzheimer o Demencia con Cuerpos de Lewy?

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Reduzca su Riesgo de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Condiciones Médicas que Pueden Simular la Demencia

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Factores de Riesgo y Prevención de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Problemas de Memoria: ¿Es esto Alzheimer?

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La Herencia y la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Helpful Resources for People Living with Alzheimer’s Disease

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Home & Personal Safety

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Helping Children Understand Alzheimer’s Disease

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Family & Relationships

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Recreation & Quality of Life

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Legal & Financial Planning

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Alzheimer’s Disease Resources for Patients and Caregivers

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Insurance & Long-Term Care

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Your First Appointment

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Tratamiento y Medicamentos para la enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Tratamiento de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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La Enfermedad de Alzheimer y la Demencia

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Tips for the Newly Diagnosed

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Government Benefits

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Cuidando a Alguien Más Con Glaucoma

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Talking with Your Doctor

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What Causes Alzheimer’s Disease?

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Is Weight a Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease?

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Is It Alzheimer’s?

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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: An Unusual Cause of Dementia

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Immunotherapy and Alzheimer’s Disease: Helping the Body to Help Itself

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Trabectome Surgery and Glaucoma

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Alzheimer’s Disease in Men

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Vision Rehabilitation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: What It Is and How It Can Help

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Low Vision Therapy for Macular Degeneration

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Macular Degeneration Resources for Patients and Caregivers

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Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors & Prevention

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Alzheimer’s Disease Signs & Symptoms

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Financial Aid for Macular Degeneration Medications

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Financial Aid for Alzheimer’s Medications

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Review of the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study

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Tech Tips for Those with Visual Impairment

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Alzheimer’s Disease Screening & Diagnosis

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Coronavirus and Alzheimer’s Disease

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How to Recognize Vision Health Scams

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Vascular Dementia: Reducing Risks with a Brain-Healthy Lifestyle

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What Are the Symptoms of Vascular Dementia?

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Glaucoma and ICE Syndrome

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What is Familial Alzheimer’s Disease?

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Apps for People with Low Vision