AMD
Glaucoma and Cardiovascular Death in African Americans
An article in Medical News Today reports on a paper, in the March edition of Archives of Ophthalmology, that found: Patients who are black have an increased risk of death from cardiovascular diseases if they have high pressure in the eyes or if they have been diagnosed with and treated for glaucoma, according to a [...]
Women and AMD
April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Medical News Today posted a short article with some key recommendations for women regarding AMD. “Macular degeneration does affect women more often than men, as shown in many of our large studies,” explains Larry Singerman, M.D., of the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia. Age is the greatest [...]