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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 162427 [Title] => Bent lines, strange colors may signal AMD [Summary] => People who see the world differently with their eyes arent necessarily being romantic or cynical. They may be suffering from a serious disease called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in people over 50.
But heres a sight for sore eyes: Theres a new drug called Visudyne (verteporfin for injection) introduced recently by Novartis that can help those with AMD. The drug is injected into the arm and starts a chemical process that can prevent further vision loss.
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This is highly recommended for patients considered at risk for AMD such as smokers, those with high blood pressure or coronary heart diseases, light skin or eye color, and people with a diet low in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
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This grim scenario comes from Drs. Gisele Soubrane of the Clinique Opthamologique Universitaire de Creteil in France, and Neil M. Bressler of the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States, in their report published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 162427 [Title] => Bent lines, strange colors may signal AMD [Summary] => People who see the world differently with their eyes arent necessarily being romantic or cynical. They may be suffering from a serious disease called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in people over 50.
But heres a sight for sore eyes: Theres a new drug called Visudyne (verteporfin for injection) introduced recently by Novartis that can help those with AMD. The drug is injected into the arm and starts a chemical process that can prevent further vision loss.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160683 [Title] => Regular eye tests may prevent AMD [Summary] => People over 50 should have regular eye examinations at least once a year to detect the early signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in that age group.
This is highly recommended for patients considered at risk for AMD such as smokers, those with high blood pressure or coronary heart diseases, light skin or eye color, and people with a diet low in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 159871 [Title] => Are you a candidate for age-related blindness? [Summary] => Do you smoke? Are you suffering from hypertension? Are you always exposed to sunlight? If you answered "yes" to these questions and are over 50 years old, youre at risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that affects 30 million people worldwide.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 151868 [Title] => 7.5-M people will go blind by 2020 due to age-related disease [Summary] => By 2020, as many as 7.5 million people over 65 years old may suffer from vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
This grim scenario comes from Drs. Gisele Soubrane of the Clinique Opthamologique Universitaire de Creteil in France, and Neil M. Bressler of the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States, in their report published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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