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Research into Age-related Macular Degeneration

Care and Treatment

Diagnosis, cures vs. treatments, helpful food and nutritional supplements, and reducing your risk.

Finding a Doctor
What to expect at the doctor’s office and questions to ask your doctor.

Monitoring your Macular Degeneration
Monitoring your macular degeneration at home is key to catching any changes in your vision quickly and ensuring the best outcome from your treatments.

Reduce Your Risk
Lifestyle changes that can reduce your risk of developing macular degeneration and potentially slow the progression of the disease once you’ve been diagnosed.

AMD Diet
Nutrition is a lifestyle change that has been shown to significantly impact your chances of reducing risk and slowing disease progression. So much information it deserves it’s own section!

Treatments
Macular degeneration treatment breakthroughs inspire hope that someday we may see a cure to this disease.

Is there a Cure?
Although there is not yet a cure for age-related macular degeneration or Stargardt disease, research at leading institutions worldwide progresses steadily.