Soft drusen and subretinal drusenoid deposits have distinguishing characteristics and may represent separate diseases processes that lead to age-related macular degeneration, according to a ...

The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a straight, thin normal line, and the RPE-Bruch’s membrane band is intact, with no sign of drusen, reticular pseudodrusen or other disturbances, Brown said.

CellSight researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine are offering the first evidence connecting drusen formation, or yellowish deposits that accumulate under the retina, with ...

Source Reference: Thomson RJ, et al "Subretinal Drusenoid Depostings and Soft Tissue Drusen: Are they markers for distinct retinal diseases? Retina 2022; DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003460.

Eyelines Opticians launches advanced retinal OCT scanning services to help detect wet and dry macular degeneration early. The ...

Specific retinal conditions were also proportionally more common among those who took PPS compared with other drugs, respectively: Macular degeneration: 20 (0.8%) vs 15 (0.2%) Maculopathy: 83 (3.4 ...

A breakthrough treatment has allowed damaged retinal cells to regenerate themselves. The current research has been conducted on mice, but the pathways are the same in humans, which opens hope for ...

A retinal implant has partly restored vision in blind mice, suggesting it could one day benefit people with conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, which involves a progressive loss ...